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Has anybody explored changing the fake engine noise the mg5 makes? Maybe with a box that allows for the noise to be selected.... like those cheap doorbells. Feels like a fun and very achievable little project.
 
Thinking this through a little more.... Maybe a box used with electric guitars would work. They tend to sit between the guitar and the amp though. In the case of the MG5 I would have thought the sound is already amplified before it is sent to the speaker under the hood.
 
Has anybody explored changing the fake engine noise the mg5 makes? Maybe with a box that allows for the noise to be selected.... like those cheap doorbells. Feels like a fun and very achievable little project.
Mine doesn't have a fake engine noise, it just whines, even when no-one is in the passenger seat.
 
Mine doesn’t seem to have any noise other than maybe sounding like a souped up milk float once it’s moving, had a couple of times when I’ve had to patiently crawl behind pedestrians until they realised I was there (rather than rudely beeping the horn) and I scared someone walking past me when I silently switched on and pulled away from the kerb as they had no idea I had the motor on
 
My previous (Ampera) had a special horn beep button (on the end of one of the stalks) you could use without shocking people.
 
Mine doesn’t seem to have any noise other than maybe sounding like a souped up milk float once it’s moving, had a couple of times when I’ve had to patiently crawl behind pedestrians until they realised I was there (rather than rudely beeping the horn) and I scared someone walking past me when I silently switched on and pulled away from the kerb as they had no idea I had the motor on
me to. i thought they (MG5) came with the VSSS or whatever its call (fake noise) but mine def doesnt make any noise!
i always susspected it was just on the list of things my dealer didnt prep properly :D
 
While looking for something else in the manual I found this section:
 

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Is there an option in the infotainment settings for the pedestrian alert? I think I need someone to drive my car past me at low speed so I can listen to it myself 😂
 
Is there an option in the infotainment settings for the pedestrian alert? I think I need someone to drive my car past me at low speed so I can listen to it myself 😂
Nothing in the infotainment to turn it off, and yes have a listen when someone else drives it, it may surprise you. :)
 
Pedestrian alert noise systems have been mandatory on all "silent" electric vehicles since 2019 so you won't be able to turn it off. My 2017 Leaf has a "run silent" button on the dashboard that temporarily switches off the noisemaker but that would not be permitted on a new car.
 
Pedestrian alert noise systems have been mandatory on all "silent" electric vehicles since 2019 so you won't be able to turn it off. My 2017 Leaf has a "run silent" button on the dashboard that temporarily switches off the noisemaker but that would not be permitted on a new car.
But can you turn the volume up?
 
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