High pitched whine with Xenons

[armthehomeless]

Yeah I can't hear it while the car is on. Just in the garage if you unlock it.

Not really concerned it others have it too

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[choC]

Does anybody know what may cause a high pitch noise that seems to be coming from the glove compartment?

I heard it for the first time this morning while driving (with stereo on and pretty loud too, I thought it was my music at first but the squealing/whining noise was still there when I turned the music off!) and it keeps coming and going... It even remains there for about 3-5 minutes after parking.

I know of the "humming" sound the xenons make, but this is another sound all together. If anybody here knows what a capacitor whine sounds like, that pretty much describes it. Could it be the infotainment unit in the glove compartment? The sound is definitely coming from that area.

[armthehomeless]

I noticed the fan in the entertainment unit in the glovebox can be a little loud sonetimes

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[choC]

I noticed the fan in the entertainment unit in the glovebox can be a little loud sonetimes

I really doubt that a fan can make such a high pitched sound.. The car was only on for about 5 minutes before it started and I was streaming music via Bluetooth when it started (i.e. not using any CDs in the infotainment unit).

I didn't hear it at all on the way home from work though. This is really weird :/

[Alex31]

When the car applies the brakes itself ie ACC or auto hold you can hear the high pitch noise the solenoid makes. I can here it in my car. Do you have the driver assist in your car?


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[choC]

Do you have the driver assist in your car?

I do, but neither auto-hold or ACC were active at the time. This morning was the first time I had heard it in 4 days of driving (got the car on Friday) and I heard it on 2 separate trips today (out of 4 trips total).

It's a very high pitched whining/squealing noise and when I open the glovebox it becomes louder (either coming from that compartment or somewhere behind it). I could still hear it when the car was completely parked and lights switched off.

[choC]

Drove almost all day today, didn't hear the whining sound once.

If I open the glove compartment though I can hear a faint buzzing, but that could be the internal light globe.