Volume at 60mph?

[Lambro6]

Does anyone else's radio decide to turn up the volume on it's own at about 60mph?

Or is this a built in SEAT function, at an attempt to "drown-out" the unbearable noise the car makes at driving on the motorway?

 

[yellonvi-R]

I think you answered your own question. think most cars do it to be honest ive noticed it in a few cars.

 

[nightflight]

Speed Dependant Voume Control,
It'll probably be adjustable somewhere in the menu of your headunit.

 

[Jordanwaterhous]

I cant say i ever noticed it when i had the standard HU in. Certainly doesn't do it now with Sony one. Though this feature was only on MK5's!

 

[Lambro6]

Really? I don't believe it, haha!
I genuinely thought this was a fault...Never heard of it before...

Thanks all!

 

[JPS3290]

Standard on the Alana HU. You can turn it off if you want. Mines done it from new for 4 years now and can be annoying sometimes but i'm too lazy to disable it.

 

[thePHILosipher]

as said it is standard on all the alana head units. i've turned mine off now as it got really annoying

 

[philje123]

Look in your radio manual. It tells you about it in there.

You can adjust the ammount it turns up or disable it completely.

There are also some other settings you can change in the menu such as the start-up volume.

On the motorway noise... don't know what you're talking about... ours is quiet!

 

[Lambro6]

On the motorway noise... don't know what you're talking about... ours is quiet!

I'm on about when it's moving on the motorway.

 

[philje123]

So am I!

Seems nice, quiet and smooth to me!

Even when we've driven at 120mph and up to 138mph its been pretty quiet to me! Might be your tyres that are causing the noise?

Phil

 

[rf860]

So am I!

Seems nice, quiet and smooth to me!

Even when we've driven at 120mph and up to 138mph its been pretty quiet to me! Might be your tyres that are causing the noise?

Phil

I suggest your last car was one of these?

http://www.free-images.org.uk/cars/28-citroen-2cv.htm

 

[JPS3290]

No way is the Ibiza a quiet car when cruising lol Fair enough mines the Cupra TDI with what feels like no suspension but even still its a cheaply put together car.

Even the works Astra diesels are a quieter smoother drive which is poor lol

 

[rf860]

No way is the Ibiza a quiet car when cruising lol Fair enough mines the Cupra TDI with what feels like no suspension but even still its a cheaply put together car.

Even the works Astra diesels are a quieter smoother drive which is poor lol

Agreed. I had an astra 'H' and its miles better than my ibiza for quietness. Never had a single rattle either. The again, it's a bigger, more expensive car so is'nt a direct competetor.

 

[philje123]

I suggest your last car was one of these?

http://www.free-images.org.uk/cars/28-citroen-2cv.htm

Lol. No it wasn't. Not far off though...

I had a Skoda Felicia and then a Peugeot 306.

I think the Cordoba is slightly more aerodynamic too btw... might have a small effect on the noise.

Anyway it's perfectly ok for us and I would say it is far from noisy! I can't hear the engine on the motorway and only a bit of noise from the tyres and a little wind noise.

Phil

 

[JPS3290]

Agreed. I had an astra 'H' and its miles better than my ibiza for quietness. Never had a single rattle either. The again, it's a bigger, more expensive car so is'nt a direct competetor.

Ours are cheap and nasty 1.3 diesels. We have a few hundred of them

 

[Lambro6]

Even when we've driven at 120mph and up to 138mph its been pretty quiet to me! Might be your tyres that are causing the noise?

Phil

Well, I've got Pirelli P5000's, but I've not tried any other tyres, so I have nothing to compare them too...

 

[rf860]

Well, I've got Pirelli P5000's, but I've not tried any other tyres, so I have nothing to compare them too...

Even with 'quiet' tyres, they are still horrifically noisey. Seat forgot about sound deadening i think, all they have put in is the odd patch of bitumen on the floorplan and some cheap foam in the rear quarters

 

[Lambro6]

To be fair, I did buy the "dog" of the Ibiza range, @ £1500, so I'm not exactly expecting an audiophile to have designed the thing.

Having said that, I don't know how it's so god damn loud!!
I wonder if the fabia's/polo's make as much noise....

 

[rf860]

To be fair, I did buy the "dog" of the Ibiza range, @ £1500, so I'm not exactly expecting an audiophile to have designed the thing.

Having said that, I don't know how it's so god damn loud!!
I wonder if the fabia's/polo's make as much noise....

All ibizas will be sound proofed using the same technique, so it doesn't matter whether you have the most basic model or the range topper.

The fabia is much quieter than the ibiza from what i remember. The polo wouldn't allowed to be as noisey as the ibiza, otherwise, why would anybody buy the polo considering it was quite a bit more expensive....

Anyway, i'm on a mission to make my ibiza a quiet cruiser (untill i get bored and trade it in lol)

 

[Lambro6]

Well, I wish you good luck, and if you're successful in your mission, you have the potential for the most post popular guide on the Mk4.