Cupra 280 sound

[Wings988]

Is the louder in cabin engine sound when in cupra mode fake/synthesised and how is it transmitted into the car?

Cheers

 

[Snah]

It is 100% fake.
It is an electronic sound generator that is situated under the bonnet below the right screen wiper.
I disabled it by VCDS because it sounds terrible.
Now I can hear the engine noise as it should sound and it is not bad at all.

 

[Wings988]

I thought it might be, doesn't sound good at all but I prefer the throttle response in cupra mode. Can main dealers turn it off using the vcds?

Is the sound coming from the speaker in the top centre of the dashboard? I don't seem to here any music sounds coming out of it ....

 

[Snah]

It is a speaker at the location I posted before.

 

[Wings988]

Ok sorry I was thinking that the under bonnet device was like a sound generator or micraphone type device that fed the sound into the car through the speaker. Can it just be unplugged without showing any faults?

 

[kazand]

Ok sorry I was thinking that the under bonnet device was like a sound generator or micraphone type device that fed the sound into the car through the speaker. Can it just be unplugged without showing any faults?

Pretty sure it can be, certainly the one in the mk2 can.

 

[Fmxvxx]

It will still log a fault code so make sure to plug it back in before doing any warranty work other wise the tech will end up cursing you after going down a rabbit hole chasing the fault to find you've unplugged it and it's unrelated to the issue you brought the vehicle in for.

But if you wish to unplug it it's a fairly simple process

Remove the O/s + n/s Wiper arms 2x caps 2x 13mm nuts

Remove rubber trim around the scuttle panel, remove the scuttle panel 4x clips I believe

The control unit is located on the drivers side near the top mount follow the wiring to a small sensor about midway along the bulk head and unplug the sensor (make sure to tape the sensor up to prevent any water ingress into the loom)

 

[Snah]

It will nog generate a fault btw.
But when you have someone with VCDS in your vincinity it is easier and quicker to turn the volume there to -0-, no hasseling under the bonnet needed.
I also disabled start-stop by VCDS so the annoying things are switched off here.

 

[cupriki]

My dealer told me a flap was opened in the exhaust... Jesus miss-selling or what.

 

[SiR26]

My dealer told me a flap was opened in the exhaust... Jesus miss-selling or what.

The first dealer I went to told me the same thing ...lol

 

[GrahamFR]

The first dealer I went to told me the same thing ...lol

thats on the golf R and S3

also, you can now change it on here:

so maybe you can find away of activating it on vcds for you lot

 

[Porker3]

Disconnected mine toda, at low speeds it didn't bother me too much but it's just annoying at motorway speeds. Only takes 5 minutes and you don't need to take the wipers off. Once you've removed the 5 fixings for the scuttle it lifts up far enough to get your hands in. The sound box can be released from the cradle it sits in to make it even easier to unplug. The car sounds much better now!