Does the ZS and MG5 emmit a sound at low speeds?

[AdamMGEV]

People on Facebook have said they email a sound, I've never noticed any sound on my MG5 and aparently it's a legal requirement now?

 

[KasEV]

Yes. There is a sound.
Most ICE drivers find it hard to hear this sound at first but with time you will hear it.
You may put a question on the Monday Podcast question board for @MilesperkWh or at @Mike if you still have concerns about your sound emitter.

 

[BillyWhizz]

Yes they do emit a sound at low speed look on YouTube a guy did a video about it

 

[EWD]

People on Facebook have said they email a sound, I've never noticed any sound on my MG5 and aparently it's a legal requirement now?

When I first received my MG5 I drove it around the block with the windows down. There is definitely a SiFi-esque UFO sound a low speeds.

 

[AdamMGEV]

When I first received my MG5 I drove it around the block with the windows down. There is definitely a SiFi-esque UFO sound a low speeds.

Futuristic isn't it, like the humm of cars in blade runner

 

[macd2401]

I dropped my mate off after work not long after I got the ZS, and she was wondering what the sound was

 

[Davloc]

I wish the sound was customisable, like a mobiles ringtone. Imagine fiddling with your mates work van and having it play the Laurel and Hardy theme at low speeds

 

[bloggsy]

I wish the sound was customisable, like a mobiles ringtone. Imagine fiddling with your mates work van and having it play the Laurel and Hardy theme at low speeds

I think you can do this in the Tesla's. I'm sure I saw something on Youtube but, like most things, someone will find a way to 'hack' into the car. Hopefully, they'll post it online because it'll be a giggle to see people's reactions!

Cheers

Bloggsy

 

[macd2401]

I want the start up sound to be like the Millennium Falcon

 

[bloggsy]

I want the start up sound to be like the Millennium Falcon

As it's the wife's car, I'm going to have it play the Darth Vader 'march' so I will hear her driving into the driveway, coming home!

Cheers

Bloggsy

 

[AdamMGEV]

As it's the wife's car, I'm going to have it play the Darth Vader 'march' so I will hear her driving into the driveway, coming home!

Cheers

Bloggsy

That would be amazing

 

[Cocijo]

You can do it on the Model 3 - it wears thin after a bit.

 

[SimonomiS]

Trouble with that approach is that someone is bound to upload a silent audio file hence removing the safety feature that is there for a reason after all. I'd go for one of those industrial klaxons, I reckon that would work.

 

[Cocijo]

It’s interesting because on some cars you can permanently turn it off. On the ZS you can turn it off - which sort of defeats the objective even though it resets each time you restart.

 

[RossN]

Dont know if you can turn it off on the MG5 but not interested in turning it off anyway. I like the sound and if it saves 1 life then thats enough for me

 

[AdamMGEV]

I got my partner to drive it and yes the MG5 does emit a sound. I never noticed until people on here said. I like it, it's futuristic.

 

[Cocijo]

Dont know if you can turn it off on the MG5 but not interested in turning it off anyway. I like the sound and if it saves 1 life then thats enough for me

Yes I know what you mean - I guess that’s my point, if it so important why have the function to switch it off?

 

[macd2401]

Can think of a few situations where it might be a good idea to turn it off temporarily.

 

[SimonomiS]

Such as? It only comes on between around 5mph and 15mph IIRC

 

[bloggsy]

I used to go to the gym at 4 o'clock in the morning, before work, when I was younger (and slimmer and even more daft than I am now!) so I suppose it would be handy to switch off the sound as I'm leaving the estate so as not to disturb my neighbours.

I used to get moaned at because I had a motorbike then and when I fired it up at that time in the morning, the engine could be heard around the whole area! Eventually, I resorted to having to push my motorbike out of the estate before starting it!

It's amazing how, at 4 in the morning, there's no 'background' noise so the slightest sound is amplified and seems like a racket.

Cheers

Bloggsy