Mate of mine has a 2005 Focus Estate. He has had a 'problem' recently with it randomly producing a sequence of three soft chimes, but no other apparent - or immediate at least - associated problems. Despite checking his user book and the 'net for any info on what this (warning ?) means, he can find nothing. His brother who is a former Ford-trained mechanic also has drawn a blank, so anyone come across this, or know what it means ?
Additional info that may or may not be part of what's going on :
A couple of months ago, he was on a longish journey when this first occurred. The car kept running ok, but a couple of minutes later, the speedo and rev counter dropped to zero, and the LCD display blanked. He pulled over and stopped the engine, and let it rest for a few minutes. When he restarted, all was well, and he completed the journey without further incident. On the return journey, however, the ignition warning light came on, but otherwise, it ran ok. When he got home, he stuck a meter across the battery, and it was below 12 volts. He started the engine and the voltage did not come up, so he decided that the problem was most likely the alternator. He asked his brother, who agreed, so he got one online and his brother fitted it. Normal battery charging was restored, and it has been ok since. Except that it has now started this random chiming again, but with no obvious associated problems at this time. He says that it is not an 'in your face' warning sound, just three soft chimes.
Over to you good folk ( I've assured him that the expertise on here will know, so don't let me down !) d;-)
Arfa