How do I disable the noisemaker in my Tesla Model 3

[HankLloydRight]

Seems like it's just another thing to raise the price of EV's, which in turn increases the taxes on them.

Seriously? The extra cost for the PWD is probably a few extra dollars at scale (if that), and tax on that (in states that charge sales tax), under $1. That is certainly not a driving factor (or any factor for that matter) to mandate these devices.

 

[Petrocelli]

I haven't read this thread, but here's my thought.

If you disable the noisemaker, and you hit a pedestrian who doesn't hear you coming, you will lose in court if you are sued.

 

[dww12]

OP: How do I do this thing?

People of the forum: I'm going to go ahead and ignore that question. Instead, LET ME TELL YOU ALL OF MY OPINIONS ABOUT THIS THING!!

It’s been answered. Not enough people have it yet. Unplug/cut the wire going to the speaker or add a resister in it’s place, or wire a switch to it. Come back and report.

 

[DopeGhoti]

OP: How do I do this thing?

People of the forum: I'm going to go ahead and ignore that question. Instead, LET ME TELL YOU ALL OF MY OPINIONS ABOUT THIS THING!!

Sure, a bunch of folks on the first page were goofing on the sound itself and opining, but on the second page there are at least three posts answering the question.

 

[XLR82XS]

The same speaker is used for both forward and reverse sounds, so if you disable it, it will be all or nothing.

Good. When I get another 3 that thing is getting unplugged.

 

[HankLloydRight]

If you disable the noisemaker, and you hit a pedestrian who doesn't hear you coming, you will lose in court if you are sued.

If you hit pedestrian who didn't hear you coming, you're getting sued anyway, with or without a PWD and will likely lose anyway, because that's the law.

And even with a PWD, a pedestrian might not "hear" you coming if they are focused on their phone or have headphones on.

I'm a big fan of the PWD to manually alert people who can't hear my car to GET OUT OF MY F***ING WAY!

It's usefulness (i.e. in the 'always on under 19mph' mode) to prevent pedestrian accidents is dubious, at best.

 

[XLR82XS]

Wow 50 posts and still nobody answers the question. hasnt anybody disabled this yet? Is a resistor really necessary to not throw a fault?

Let you know if I get another new 3 and any issues related to disabling.

 

[Zero CO2]

horrible

great lets add noise pollution ... whats next .... exhaust fume requirements ... does anyone know if pre -9/1/19 cars will be required to be retrofitted?

 

[mmiketa]

great lets add noise pollution ... whats next .... exhaust fume requirements ... does anyone know if pre -9/1/19 cars will be required to be retrofitted?

I highly doubt it.

 

[DopeGhoti]

does anyone know if pre -9/1/19 cars will be required to be retrofitted?

From what I recall, the mandate is based on date of manufacture, so I don't believe a retrofit will be required. That said, check your local jurisdiction, as I haven't (for instance) read the EU regulations.

 

[Jan Fiala]

I haven't read this thread, but here's my thought.

If you disable the noisemaker, and you hit a pedestrian who doesn't hear you coming, you will lose in court if you are sued.

Let me put it right, If you hit a pedestrian, you will lose in court if you are sued. See the difference?

 

[forkee]

legislature is for the car makers to install it on current and future builds (just like what happened with backup cameras), doesn't pertain to owners that remove it, otherwise it would be required to retrofit all existing models that didn't have it.

try putting duct tape over it?

 

[StellarRat]

"It scares the sh_t out of the pedestrians. My boys love it."

 

[CarterStC]

What if you connected the wires together after clipping them, would you need a resistor?

 

[Eno Deb]

I heard the sound for the first time in the wild yesterday in the parking structure at work. The forward sound isn't so bad (kind of like loud road noise), but the reverse sound is incredibly annoying. Hopefully none of my neighbors gets a new Model 3 anytime soon. Assuming the sound can be changed by software like everything else in the Tesla, I hope that Tesla offers alternative sounds that still meet the legal requirements in a future firmware update.

 

[MP3Mike]

Assuming the sound can be changed by software like everything else in the Tesla, I hope that Tesla offers alternative sounds that still meet the legal requirements in a future firmware update.

The current US law specifically forbids changing the sound once it has been delivered. Though they are currently taking comments on adjusting the law to allow the driver to select from multiple sounds.

 

[CharleyBC]

This conversation makes me realize a topic I’ve heard very little about: hacking. I seem to recall that a while back Tesla invited people to hack the car, and it was difficult. Which is good, of course. As an owner, I don’t want anyone but Tesla in that OS. But that doesn’t usually stop the intrepid hacker from trying. And one “solution” to the slow-speed noises would be to hack in and replace the sound files. Of course, you’d probably have to repeat the hack with each software update.

No, I’m not going to try.

 

[Petrocelli]

Let me put it right, If you hit a pedestrian, you will lose in court if you are sued. See the difference?

That's not correct. I am a lawyer and have won many auto versus pedestrian accidents where I represent a driver.

My statement was intentionally more limited.

 

[Plug-n-Play]

Let me put it right, If you hit a pedestrian, you will lose in court if you are sued. See the difference?

If you hit a pedestrian that doesn’t realize you’re there you will likely lose in court no matter what.

 

[Eno Deb]

The current US law specifically forbids changing the sound once it has been delivered.

That sounds (no pun intended) incredibly stupid.