2021 MY has PWS (public warning system)

[mnsweeps]

I was curious about a weird sound/music coming from car when I summoned it in reverse/forward and posted Plays some loud music when summoned? .

I checked underneath and found the PWS speaker.. Didn't know until today. I have a 2021 MY with VIN sequence 666xx.

 

[Traffic_Cone]

How annoying is it and is it just while using summon? I heard if you'er driving below 35mph it plays, I this true?

 

[acarney]

It’s very noticeable and personally very annoying to me. Mine only seemed active at very low speeds (5 or 10mph... possibly just when I was in reverse). There is a kit by abstract ocean that will take care of all of your problems, so I only drove the car a few hundred feet before it became silent again....

That said, it’s not really silent with all the Gemini crackling sounds...

Edit: First week of October build for me, I forget exactly but I think like 59,300 vin range for me...

 

[mrbloons]

It’s very noticeable and personally very annoying to me. Mine only seemed active at very low speeds (5 or 10mph... possibly just when I was in reverse). There is a kit by abstract ocean that will take care of all of your problems, so I only drove the car a few hundred feet before it became silent again....

That said, it’s not really silent with all the Gemini crackling sounds...

Edit: First week of October build for me, I forget exactly but I think like 59,300 vin range for me...

Is the speaker something you can just unplug if you don’t want it to make any noise? I recall reading that some builds had the wire harness going to where the speaker would be but no speaker.

 

[MikeHolliday]

Just unplugging the speaker could potentially cause an electrical short from water and dirt. Abstract Oceans kit is basically designed to prevent water and dirt from making contact.

 

[imola.zhp]

Unplug and wrap with electrical tape. Let us know if this causes any warnings in the car.

 

[acarney]

Unplug and wrap with electrical tape. Let us know if this causes any warnings in the car.

The plug kit from them is cheap and works perfectly. No errors.

 

[DanDi58]

It apparently is only in operation under 19 mph going forward, and some owners feel that it only operates it there is an actual pedestrian detected - how, I don't know. This hasn't been confirmed but has been mentioned in a couple of threads about PWS. Oh, and it's technically called Pedestrian Warning System.

 

[acarney]

It apparently is only in operation under 19 mph going forward, and some owners feel that it only operates it there is an actual pedestrian detected - how, I don't know. This hasn't been confirmed but has been mentioned in a couple of threads about PWS. Oh, and it's technically called Pedestrian Warning System.

It certainly operates when reversing and when no one is around. I back into my garage and I heard it... before I fixed it

 

[Gizmotoy]

If you want to cleanly disable it you could use something like this from AO:
Isolation Kit for the PWS (Pedestrian Warning System)

 

[tomagucci]

It apparently is only in operation under 19 mph going forward, and some owners feel that it only operates it there is an actual pedestrian detected - how, I don't know. This hasn't been confirmed but has been mentioned in a couple of threads about PWS. Oh, and it's technically called Pedestrian Warning System.

Super curious here. I can see where you are in a parking lot and pedestrians are out of site behind a parked van that needs to hear if a car is coming and the car can't detect them.

 

[Robocheme]

If you want to cleanly disable it you could use something like this from AO:
Isolation Kit for the PWS (Pedestrian Warning System)

Where are these connectors located?

 

[MikeHolliday]

The Speaker is located under the front passenger wheel well. The Abstract Ocean product comes with instructions and two waterproof connectors for $10.99.. Electrical tape can fail, the connector snaps in place as the original... For $10 on a $60,000 plus car I would not use electrical tape.