Beep inaudible

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  1. jayqx

    jayqx New Member

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    I have a high pitch hearing loss and can't hear the beep at all. Is there any way to change the beep to a lower pitched tone or another sound? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
     
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    Look for flashing lights and other signs on the dash board.
     
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    Welcome aboard! I too am losing some ranges but there is one thing I can hear only too well is the tone/beep.
    Your dealer maybe able to replace the speaker with something else. I don't anyone here has been able to locate it.
     
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    i also have a 60's rocknroll hearing loss. i try to fill up at 2 or 3 pips.
     
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    You first need to track down and access the speaker(?) that the beep comes from. If you can find it you can add a pair of leads to its signal lines and run them to anything you want such as:

    * An auxillary speaker in the headrest where you can hear it.

    * A light on the dash where you can see it

    * The lead triggers a relay that engages a shaker so you can feel the beep.
     
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