Static rattle noise coming from dashboard

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That sounds like it might be a chirp in the fan. Turn the fan off and see if it goes away.

Any chance it is coming from the centre speaker? That speaker is a known weakness in our audio system. Many (including myself) have replaced it with a non-paper cone speaker to prevent warping from moisture. Symptoms are static noise and garbled speech from Nav.
 

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difficult to make out, but like @Adventureboy said. the center speaker is prone to go bad. I replaced mine on 21MME premium last year.
play with sound settings (surround vs stero and left to right balance) and see if things change.
swapping the speaker is quite simple: pop th ecover off, uncrew speaker cone and unplug.
 

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Remember to ask others driving in the same car to point out where the sound is coming from, they may point in a stunningly different direction, one which you find “inconceivable”!
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