Engine noise

[Deleted member 6627]

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.

 

[Deleted member 6627]

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.

 

[Jomarkh]

I have never looked for the speaker, where abouts is it?

 

[m4rmite]

Knight rider sound would be cool.

For about 5 minutes..

 

[Gomev]

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.

 

[Dino]

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

 

[smokie]

My previous (Ampera) had a special horn beep button (on the end of one of the stalks) you could use without shocking people.

 

[BugEyed]

Mine doesn't have a fake engine noise, it just whines, even when no-one is in the passenger seat.

I thought that you'd stopped leaving your Wife tied up in the boot?

 

[deviousrich]

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

 

[Tweed98]

Knight rider sound would be cool.

For about 5 minutes..

I was thinking about getting a TIE fighter sound effect!

 

[Robf]

Has to be Basil Fawlty... "right, now your for it". Also ideal if its bricked

 

[m4rmite]

I was thinking about getting a TIE fighter sound effect!

Let's go the whole hog and get R2D2 effects below 5mph and tie fighter above 5mph.

 

[Dino]

While looking for something else in the manual I found this section:

 

[Dino]

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 ?

 

[Gomev]

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.

 

[Dt99idr]

Or just open the window!

 

[aread2]

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.

 

[deviousrich]

im sure my car doesnt have the pedestrian alert, i really must get someone to drive it at me to test.

 

[Dino]

Or just open the window!

I’ve tried that and I can’t hear anything other than the tyres on gravel!

 

[Dino]

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?