DRL's deactivated, beep increased - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Areddi · 05-14-2013, 10:16 PM

So my China pirated Toyota Techstream software came in. After several failures, I did some interwebs reading and found out that I had to use a Windows XP computer. Dusted off my fiance's old laptop and installed everything. Got it all working, and was able to make a few changes:

-DRL's turned off
-Keyless entry beep volume increased to 7(highest) from 5(default) so one can hear when the car locks now.

Hurray!

Jrohit · 05-14-2013, 10:22 PM

Congrats man! How does the beep sound now after you've raised the volume? I was at school today and locked my car, but I barely heard the beep. I went back to make sure that it did. It's always awkward when you have to go back to your car to lock it.

Areddi · 05-14-2013, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jrohit

Congrats man! How does the beep sound now after you've raised the volume? I was at school today and locked my car, but I barely heard the beep. I went back to make sure that it did. It's always awkward when you have to go back to your car to lock it.

It is now a reasonable volume, not the barely noticeable state it was in before

Jrohit · 05-14-2013, 10:25 PM

That's good to hear, I might ask the dealership to raise it for me when I go to pick up my tags (whenever that is). The beep on my old Sentra was amazing, it was loud enough to hear, yet it was subtle at the same time.

kanundrum · 05-14-2013, 10:34 PM

Oh Nice I was thinking about ordering it, anything else nifty you can do ?

OrbitalEllipses · 05-14-2013, 11:21 PM

I wish the shift buzzer was louder, but there's probably not a setting for that.

Marcoscrdo · 05-15-2013, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

I wish the shift buzzer was louder, but there's probably not a setting for that.

What you mean shift buzzer like the ol "you hit the rpm set beep red light thingy?"

Superhatch · 05-15-2013, 10:53 AM

I came here thinking it was the shift light/beep sound you made louder!

DISSAPOINT.jpg

:P

OrbitalEllipses · 05-15-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcoscrdo

What you mean shift buzzer like the ol "you hit the rpm set beep red light thingy?"

Yeah. I have it set so that the light goes off ~6900 so I don't actually ping the rev-limiter. The buzzer's nice in 1st or 2nd, but completely inaudible in every other gear. For safety's sake, I'm not looking at the tach when shifting like that; I'm looking at the road so a louder buzzer would be nice.

johhnc479 · 05-15-2013, 12:12 PM

DRL's off? Can you turn them back on for street driving?

Areddi · 05-15-2013, 12:16 PM

Yep they can be reactivated at any time. I plan to have them off all the time, since I find them ugly. Also, it's kinda like the manufacturer saying that I don't know when to use my headlights, or something. Safety feature? Ehhhh, my car is bright red. Legally required? Nope, so off they go!

johhnc479 · 05-15-2013, 12:32 PM

I'm glad I have the DRL's. Better than headlights since they are specifically designed for daytime visibility (of you) and are just the front. I share the road with a bunch of distracted/never look twice drivers. Every little bit helps.

I wouldn't mind an on/off switch though.

nataku · 05-15-2013, 12:35 PM

Haha I read the title as if some beeping got louder as a side-effect of turning off your DRLs...

Can you activate the "honk the horn if he locks it a few times quickly" thing? I lose track of my car in parking garages all the time and miss my civics little honk for echolocation...

IloveBaldEagles · 05-15-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nataku

Haha I read the title as if some beeping got louder as a side-effect of turning off your DRLs...

Can you activate the "honk the horn if he locks it a few times quickly" thing? I lose track of my car in parking garages all the time and miss my civics little honk for echolocation...

Car has a panic mode for that.

05-14-2013, 10:16 PM	#1
Areddi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 573 Thanks: 83 Thanked 190 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	DRL's deactivated, beep increased So my China pirated Toyota Techstream software came in. After several failures, I did some interwebs reading and found out that I had to use a Windows XP computer. Dusted off my fiance's old laptop and installed everything. Got it all working, and was able to make a few changes: -DRL's turned off -Keyless entry beep volume increased to 7(highest) from 5(default) so one can hear when the car locks now. Hurray! __________________ Check out my YouTube channel with Autocross videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAreddi

05-14-2013, 10:34 PM	#5
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Oh Nice I was thinking about ordering it, anything else nifty you can do ? __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

05-15-2013, 10:53 AM	#8
Superhatch AIM4APX Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 642 Thanked 749 Times in 324 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I came here thinking it was the shift light/beep sound you made louder! DISSAPOINT.jpg :P __________________ "It's very difficult to present technology as an overtly positive sales device to people who want an emotional car" -Chris Harris

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Areddi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 573 Thanks: 83 Thanked 190 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Yep they can be reactivated at any time. I plan to have them off all the time, since I find them ugly. Also, it's kinda like the manufacturer saying that I don't know when to use my headlights, or something. Safety feature? Ehhhh, my car is bright red. Legally required? Nope, so off they go! __________________ Check out my YouTube channel with Autocross videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAreddi

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johhnc479 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: White FRS, 2011 Cayman, 1986 944 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 67 Thanks: 13 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm glad I have the DRL's. Better than headlights since they are specifically designed for daytime visibility (of you) and are just the front. I share the road with a bunch of distracted/never look twice drivers. Every little bit helps. I wouldn't mind an on/off switch though.

05-15-2013, 12:35 PM	#13
nataku Negative Mass Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Orange Metallic AVO Turbo GT86 6MT Location: Arlington VA Posts: 702 Thanks: 272 Thanked 346 Times in 201 Posts Mentioned: 56 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Haha I read the title as if some beeping got louder as a side-effect of turning off your DRLs... Can you activate the "honk the horn if he locks it a few times quickly" thing? I lose track of my car in parking garages all the time and miss my civics little honk for echolocation...

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