Other brands have more pleasant sounds. You don't have to go searching too far in the past.
Low speed warning sound is terrible.
I agree with a moving, potentially silent car making a noise to warn pedestrians. No problem. What I can't stand is the noise my JGC makes when doing this. The chosen noise sounds like brakes dragging or some mechanical failure.
Are you OK with the concept of a noisemaker?
Are you fond of the sound they chose?
Years ago I found a (probably fake) video of an electric car that made the Jetson's vehicle sound at low speed. The sound modified in rate as the car sped up and slowed down. In spite of being clownish, I would pick THAT over the dragging brake shoe sound we are stuck with.
Are you OK with the concept of a noisemaker?
Are you fond of the sound they chose?
Years ago I found a (probably fake) video of an electric car that made the Jetson's vehicle sound at low speed. The sound modified in rate as the car sped up and slowed down. In spite of being clownish, I would pick THAT over the dragging brake shoe sound we are stuck with.
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That is exactly the sound I want to replace my pedestrian warning for. Lol.Years ago I found a (probably fake) video of an electric car that made the Jetson's vehicle sound at low speed. The sound modified in rate as the car sped up and slowed down. In spite of being clownish, I would pick THAT over the dragging brake shoe sound we are stuck with.
I couldn't figure it how to describe the Jeep's pedestrian warning sound until my friend said it sounded like a bunch of frogs.
I don’t care, with the stereo on I never hear it anyway
Put a playing card in the spokes.
100%, it's horrible. It sounds like (UFO + Frog Bog + Rotational Squeaking) /3, which is frankly embarassing. FYI, there is a fuse you can pull to shut it off. Check your owers' manual for pedestrian warning system. However, that does theoretically create increased danger. The solution? Assuming you are in hybrid mode, drop the gearing into sport mode, which will force-on the internal combustion engine. Then, you can be heard.
The engine noise is more embarrassing than the pedestrian warning.100%, it's horrible. It sounds like (UFO + Frog Bog + Rotational Squeaking) /3, which is frankly embarassing. FYI, there is a fuse you can pull to shut it off. Check your owers' manual for pedestrian warning system. However, that does theoretically create increased danger. The solution? Assuming you are in hybrid mode, drop the gearing into sport mode, which will force-on the internal combustion engine. Then, you can be heard.
any everyone seems to Hate this Digitized Roar of the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept (EV) - YouTube
Answer is no matter what is done someone will not like it.
Answer is no matter what is done someone will not like it.
The noise is awful. I disconnected and completely removed the two speakers from my Jeep, and just run the ICE whenever I'm driving slowly near people. Apparently if you pull the fuse, it'll trigger some internal error code (but without any dash indicators), I don't think there's any consequence to having that error code but just to be on the safe side I removed the speakers instead, which does not trigger the error code. At the very least, it'll prevent dealers from replacing the fuse to clear the code (and charging me for it, of course) every time I take it in for an oil change. They're very unlikely to notice or care if my speakers are missing.
Jeep should have, at the very least, given us a setting to disable the speakers when the transfer case is in 4-low. That god awful brake grinding noise ruins the whole "silent offroading" experience.
Jeep should have, at the very least, given us a setting to disable the speakers when the transfer case is in 4-low. That god awful brake grinding noise ruins the whole "silent offroading" experience.
I've considered going the switch route and adding something to either the fuse or at least the speaker producing the sound for forward motion. It doesn't bug us during day to day, but we do have plans to hit some logging trails this summer where the sound would not be welcome.The noise is awful. I disconnected and completely removed the two speakers from my Jeep, and just run the ICE whenever I'm driving slowly near people. Apparently if you pull the fuse, it'll trigger some internal error code (but without any dash indicators), I don't think there's any consequence to having that error code but just to be on the safe side I removed the speakers instead, which does not trigger the error code. At the very least, it'll prevent dealers from replacing the fuse to clear the code (and charging me for it, of course) every time I take it in for an oil change. They're very unlikely to notice or care if my speakers are missing.
Jeep should have, at the very least, given us a setting to disable the speakers when the transfer case is in 4-low. That god awful brake grinding noise ruins the whole "silent offroading" experience.
If you check the resistance of the speaker and replace it with an equivalent resistor you should be able to trick the computer into thinking that it is sending signal to the speakers. Unless the speaker is powered, in which case, I haven't a clue into how to trick the computer. You should be able to tell if there are only two leads going to the speaker.The noise is awful. I disconnected and completely removed the two speakers from my Jeep, and just run the ICE whenever I'm driving slowly near people. Apparently if you pull the fuse, it'll trigger some internal error code (but without any dash indicators), I don't think there's any consequence to having that error code but just to be on the safe side I removed the speakers instead, which does not trigger the error code. At the very least, it'll prevent dealers from replacing the fuse to clear the code (and charging me for it, of course) every time I take it in for an oil change. They're very unlikely to notice or care if my speakers are missing.
Jeep should have, at the very least, given us a setting to disable the speakers when the transfer case is in 4-low. That god awful brake grinding noise ruins the whole "silent offroading" experience.
I suppose you could wire a relay that switches between the speakers and a resistive load and trigger the relay when you wan to run silent.
I personally like the safety idea of the speakers but hadn't considered the irritation of trail operation. Maybe you could think of it as warning bears that you are in the area so you don't surprise one - haha.
As far as clearing codes, most code readers will also clear codes. They are cheap on Amazon.
Paul
Or, disable the speakers and then just get this for bear protection: $67K ‘Doomsday Trailer’ Combines All the Worst Elements of Modern Overland CultureMaybe you could think of it as warning bears that you are in the area so you don't surprise one - haha.
If you just don't want the pedestrian noise, I don't really see why you'd go to great lengths to "cover your tracks" in this scenario? What's the consequence of pulling the fuse when you don't want the noise, then putting it back in, throwing an stored but not current code, that the tech will just clear out when you take your car in for the next service/update? It literally takes 10 seconds to pull that fuse, and 10 seconds to reinstall if you want the noise back on. I wouldn't leave it out when taking it in for service since you'll be wasting the tech's time to replace the fuse. Someone else told me they pop the fuse by arcing the contacts with a battery and then put it back in so it "appears" the fuse popped on it's own. To me that's also not cool, wasting the tech's time who may have to try to track down why that fuse popped. Just man up, pull the fuse, then put it back in, and if there is any question about whether you noticed a problem with the pedestrian system during service you would just say that you pulled the fuse to eliminate the noise when driving solo on offroad trails. No? What am I missing?
Some people are concerned about the potential gross negligence lawsuit should a pedestrian walk out in front of you and you intentionally disabled the safety mechanism for alerting pedestrians.What am I missing?
Someone is worried that the code will void some kind of warranty I guess.If you just don't want the pedestrian noise, I don't really see why you'd go to great lengths to "cover your tracks" in this scenario? What's the consequence of pulling the fuse when you don't want the noise, then putting it back in, throwing an stored but not current code, that the tech will just clear out when you take your car in for the next service/update? It literally takes 10 seconds to pull that fuse, and 10 seconds to reinstall if you want the noise back on. I wouldn't leave it out when taking it in for service since you'll be wasting the tech's time to replace the fuse. Someone else told me they pop the fuse by arcing the contacts with a battery and then put it back in so it "appears" the fuse popped on it's own. To me that's also not cool, wasting the tech's time who may have to try to track down why that fuse popped. Just man up, pull the fuse, then put it back in, and if there is any question about whether you noticed a problem with the pedestrian system during service you would just say that you pulled the fuse to eliminate the noise when driving solo on offroad trails. No? What am I missing?
I am still thinking I might give one of these a shot, or wire up my own bypass switch as I have access to all the components I would need to make one when we head up to the Adirondacks in July and hit up some of the logging trails. My reasoning would be just to make it easy to turn on and off and not have to yank the panel. We don't mind the sound where we live because we are around pedestrian areas and are often moving around in EV mode.
I'd say running over someone is worse than a warranty issue. There's a reason for every warning out there.
Maybe ours doesn't work because honest to god it isn't that bad, with radio on from the Driver seat we can hardly hear it.
Seems like a tough one to explain during litigation, "I just didn't like it"I'd say running over someone is worse than a warranty issue. There's a reason for every warning out there.
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