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How do I disable the noisemaker in my Tesla Model 3
- Thread starter Vern Iverson
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PACEMD
Active Member
Ok, I tried that but I got sparks and some smoke and then my screen went black. Is that normal? I also suspect my panel gaps have doubled..........any advice?
Haha, why haven't YOU done it? Maybe because you don't have a brand new 3 week old baby that you don't want to start taking apart and experimenting on? I wouldn't have messed with it, either! Not knowing the legal nor the electrical/OS effects on a brand new car would keep me from doing it. Especially if it really isn't that annoying to start with.5 pages of this and not one person has simply tried unplugging it yet?
srredbeard
Blue MS 75D and Black M3
Yes, by law all electric vehicles, hybrids, plugin hybrids, and battery powered, must produce a sound while traveling less than 30kmh, 18.6 mph. Starting September 1st, 50% of the affected vehicles need to produce the sound. Next year, 100% of new manufactured vehicles need to comply.
This means cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
In Europe the noise is only required to 20kmh, 12mph.
In busy cities I don't believe these sounds will really help. The city noise is so loud it is difficult to hear any car until they honk their horn.
I was hoping to sound like a horse, clip/clop/neigh.
As too when they added the speaker? My wife's February build Model 3 have the speaker holes underneath. Not sure if the speaker is there or not. My 2018 Model S does not have the speaker holes.
srredbeard
Blue MS 75D and Black M3
srredbeard
Blue MS 75D and Black M3
I don't have a car that makes the noise so I can't test this, but, take the cover off under the front end. You can see the speaker location because there are holes for the speaker. Unplug the speaker. If the car displays an error put a 6 ohm resistor across the plug.
TESLA OWNER: "Sir, my car is making a strange noise when I drive and reverse"
SERVICE: "This is a known issue. Wire cutters will fix that in seconds."
Yes. You will blow the circuit breaker (or whatever the current-limiting device is called in a model 3) in the amp used to power the speaker. You must have some sort of resistance between the positive and negative wires or you end up with near infinite current, hence the blown fuse. Of course, this only applies when you are powering the speaker during slow driving.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
But did you capture the smoke so you can put it back in? If not I might have a small bottle of genuine replacement smoke around somewhere.
dennisvab
Member
My LR 3 is a 5/18 build. Theres a spot for the speaker on the underbody panel. No speaker, but the wiring is there. I’m assuming I can be on the same software version as someone who has the noise hardware installed. I’m thinking you could just unplug it.
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