While going forward? I have a December delivered 2020 Model 3 and it does not make a warning sound going forward - only in reverse. I thought that the warning sound was required on all new cars. Or was it, and my car is normal? TIA.
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Should a 2020 Model 3 make a warning sound?
- Thread starter jonquiljo
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Yes, though it is a very different sound between forward and reverse.
Reverse = jetsons
Forward = static whooshing
That said, the sound doesn't always happen consistently for me, especially in reverse. Maybe 3 out of 10 times it does not make a sound backing out of my garage.
Reverse = jetsons
Forward = static whooshing
That said, the sound doesn't always happen consistently for me, especially in reverse. Maybe 3 out of 10 times it does not make a sound backing out of my garage.
en_passant
Member
I ordered last week. I plan on unplugging the speaker if mine has it.
DopeGhoti
Active Member
The forward sound is very akin to white noise, and quite subtle if you don't know exactly what to listen for. Unless you have perfectly awful acoustics, it's quite difficult to hear from inside the car, and it's only engaged below 19 MPH.
I'm unsure about Tesla, but the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid and several other vehicles would throw error codes if the speaker is unplugged.
en_passant
Member
If that happens I'll have to plug it back in and think of something else. I really don't like the idea of an external noisemaker on my car though.
DopeGhoti
Active Member
Others who have unplugged the PWS have reported no alerts or errors with it unplugged. This does not mean that Tesla won't add checks in the future, of course.
You can see a small speaker to the left of your car rendering on your screen when the speaker is on, as far as I can tell. The forward sound is very light compared to reverse. At first I thought I didn't have a sound i heard it only in my garage with no other noise around. Even then, it sounds like a fan, air noise, we don't typically Listen for that so you can miss it.
DopeGhoti
Active Member
That's not the PWS; that's the 'pings' from the sonar when you're maneuvering in close quarters. Tapping that will turn the 'ping' sounds off.
I’m more concerned with liability if in a pedestrian accident when I have a non-functional noise-maker when it should be functional. This is what makes lawsuits - and I want to avoid that.
Is it possible that I just don’t hear the thing when I drive forward? I hear the reverse sound, but driving forward seems totally silent.
Is it possible that I just don’t hear the thing when I drive forward? I hear the reverse sound, but driving forward seems totally silent.
You mean the one designed for the safety of others (pedestrians)? If you can't hear it from inside the car (which I've read you really can't), why would this be a problem?
en_passant
Member
Yes, I mean that one. You can hear the reverse noise and it's annoying to me and those pedestrians you claim to care about. I look in the direction I am traveling to avoid hitting people and random animals. My bicycle makes no noise and I never hit anybody on that, so I'll just continue to pay attention.
Silicon Desert
Well-Known Member
not a good idea in case you ever hit a pedestrian in a parking lot. After all, that is one of the big reasons it is a requirement. You might pay dearly for having done that. And to say, your bicycle doesn't weigh thousands of pounds. Just saying you are taking an unnecessary legal risk just because you don't like the sound which is less than the sound of the ICE car engine you probably drove for years.
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Got it: your personal comfort over the safety of others
en_passant
Member
Yep, just like your illegal (in CA) tint job.
There was an article, I think on electrek.com, quoting Elon discussing future uses for the bumper speaker - related to the car producing its own audible comments. As far as disconnecting, I guess that just goes against my grain. I think the reverse sound is actually cool, and I can barely hear the forward sound. But, to each his own.
