Acoustic vehicle alerting system

[Peter]

Has anyone found how to change the AVAS to sound like either a Ferrari or Lamborghini, rather than a sewing machine!!

 

[maby]

hmmm, nice idea - send it to Mitsubishi as a suggestion! They should allow you to nominate a sound file on the audio SD card as the warning sound...

 

[BeerHunter]

"I changed my car horn to sound like gun shots. People get out of my way a lot faster now." - Bill Murray

 

[kenneth]

How does one actually turn the AVAS on and off then? I have yet to find it

 

[tarq]

Switch beside/under steering wheel RHS.

2nd switch out, on mine. 1st. is tailgate.

 

[kenneth]

Thanks tarq. I'll have a look when I find an excuse to take it out again....

 

[maby]

It turns itself back on every time you start the car. I have to say that I can't hear it from inside, so I'm not particularly concerned about turning it on or off.

 

[Padped]

I can hear it quite clearly. Not to intrusive but turning it off makes you realise that's the background noise your hearing all the time and the car is actually pretty silent...

Wonder what the legal situation would be if you made he decision to switch it off then knocked a pedestrian over......

 

[Regulo]

I can hear it quite clearly. Not to intrusive but turning it off makes you realise that's the background noise your hearing all the time and the car is actually pretty silent...

Wonder what the legal situation would be if you made he decision to switch it off then knocked a pedestrian over......

Same as if you'd knocked a pedestrian over in any other car, I'd think!

 

[maby]

I can hear it quite clearly. Not to intrusive but turning it off makes you realise that's the background noise your hearing all the time and the car is actually pretty silent...

Wonder what the legal situation would be if you made he decision to switch it off then knocked a pedestrian over......

Same as if you'd knocked a pedestrian over in any other car, I'd think!

Exactly - there is no legal requirement to have it. Perhaps mine is not working - I ran a test yesterday, driving slowly with it turned on and off - and I could not detect any difference inside the car - there is a quiet background whine from the electric motors and that is all I can hear.

 

[MichelePHEV]

Issue of noise is quite important - a couple of friends have reported incidents whereby they were almost hit by an electric car as they did not hear it coming; Another friend baptized my car 'The Silent Killer'.

I do think that the artificial noise generated is not loud enough in city traffic. There should be a means to increase it. I looked in the setup menu - nothing there unless I missed it.

I'll bring it up to my PHEV dealer next time I go there.

MichelePHEV

 

[paulglad]

Where is the switch, I cannot find it?

Paul

 

[ufo]

Issue of noise is quite important - a couple of friends have reported incidents whereby they were almost hit by an electric car as they did not hear it coming; Another friend baptized my car 'The Silent Killer'.

I do think that the artificial noise generated is not loud enough in city traffic. There should be a means to increase it. I looked in the setup menu - nothing there unless I missed it.

I'll bring it up to my PHEV dealer next time I go there.

MichelePHEV

Well, I am sorry that I'll be blunt or may be rude but which idiot walks on to a road based on only the sound coming or not coming from vehicles unless blind :shock: Even blind people don't do that. You are supposed to LOOK!?!?! All of the modern cars made by reputable brands in developed countries (except diesels) are so quite too. Just to test it, I sat down and listened to every single car being driven in our shopping center's car park, only vehicles I could hear were diesels. I COULD NOT HERE ANYTHING FROM ANY OTHER VEHICLE.
On streets there are lights, if no lights, doesn't matter if there is pedestrian crossing or not you are supposed to LOOK and LOOK and LOOK again and then cross.

 

[Regulo]

Difficult to look before crossing if you're a) texting, b) on the internet on your smartphone, c) both. I've nearly flattened a guy buried in his phone who simply stepped into the road without even glancing up. And that was in my noisy old diesel, so I don't think it would make diddly-squat difference if I'd been in a silent car.

 

[aitchjaybee]

Difficult to look before crossing if you're a) texting, b) on the internet on your smartphone, c) both. I've nearly flattened a guy buried in his phone who simply stepped into the road without even glancing up. And that was in my noisy old diesel, so I don't think it would make diddly-squat difference if I'd been in a silent car.

i can just read the police statement now..."he walked straight out into the road without looking officer; I hard to swerve a number of times before I eventually hit him" :lol: :lol:

 

[user 422]

Where is the switch, I cannot find it?

Paul

Lower Row - Right hand side of the steering wheel ( In a UK Right hand drive )

 

[ufo]

Difficult to look before crossing if you're a) texting, b) on the internet on your smartphone, c) both. I've nearly flattened a guy buried in his phone who simply stepped into the road without even glancing up. And that was in my noisy old diesel, so I don't think it would make diddly-squat difference if I'd been in a silent car.

+1

And my experiences yesterday; I had to go to Sydney CBD yesterday which I hate doing but had to anyway because the specialist who operated on me has office only in CBD. Any way to cut the long story short; a young lady walked in to flowing traffic right in front of me in 4 lane road (Oxford St) She was so indulged in whatever she was doing on her phone she walked in to the path of oncoming traffic as if she was taking a walk in the park. Only thing waking her up was beeping horns of at least 5-6 cars and she was shocked to realize what she has done. On the same street at lights the City bus had to swerve to avoid hitting a cyclist who then rode right into my path while trying to cross at red lights. I am sure it would have been my fault if I ran over and killed him because PHEV is so silent :evil:

 

[tonykenny]

Bump!
Anybody found a way to change the AVAS sound yet?
ta
TK

 

[SolarBoy]

Two people almost walked out in front of me, I was doing 30 on a busy main road. Unbelievable..

 

[greendwarf]

As usual, Douglas Adams had anticipated all of life in "Hitchhiker" -

Mr. Prosser: Do you know how much damage this bulldozer would sustain if I just let it roll over you?
Arthur: How much?
Mr. Prosser: None at all.

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