The 40kwh has this system and its enabled by default.
You can either switch it off using to button to the right hand side of the steering wheel, or disable it completely using LEAF spy.
I did the latter

 

I must admit that I always switched it off as I I found it rather annoying


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I just put the radio louder so I don't hear it.
And is nice to have people looking at the singing car

 

When in slow traffic the whistle is annoying... if on a motorway I’ll turn it off, or if I want to be in stealth mode I’ll turn it off and the climate control

 

The Leaf 40 is no different to the previous generation Leaf.

The only time the car doesn’t ‘whistle’ is when reversing, which is the UK law bit.

 

The Leaf 40 is no different to the previous generation Leaf.

The only time the car doesn’t ‘whistle’ is when reversing, which is the UK law bit.

But then you have the camera so shouldn't be needed.
Unless of course some muppet decides to run behind the car

 

The Leaf 40 also has front and rear sensors which beep internally for the driver for when the sun is on the camera or it is covered in muck.

There is also something called a rear window and mirrors to look out of , but they again are for the driver, whereas the ‘whistle’ is for pedestrians.

Nothing beats a pedestrian looking where they are going as opposed to looking at their mobile

 

I've never heard mine so maybe it isn't working. From what you guys say, maybe if it is that annoying, it is something I had not ask to be fixed. I've asked other people if they have ever heard anything when I drive away and nobody has.

The 40kwh has this system and its enabled by default.
You can either switch it off using to button to the right hand side of the steering wheel, or disable it completely using LEAF spy.
I did the latter

I'll check with LeafSpy to see if it has been switched off. It's possible I may have turned it off when fiddling around with LeafSpy. <embarrassment mode> :notworthy:

 

You switch it on and off from a manual button to the rhs of the steering wheel.


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If it's any consolation, I only heard mine for the first time just after I'd had my ears syringed. Before that, I didn't think it was working. Now I know what it sounds like I can hear it every time.

 

I can only really hear mine with the windows down and driving slowly. I don’t struggle too much with my hearing yet, but things are beginning to get a bit indstinct in crowded rooms, for example. I suspect that when I finally succumb to hearing aids the pedestrian warning sound will suddenly get louder.

 

I can only really hear mine with the windows down and driving slowly.

I'm almost certain it's only enabled at low speeds anyway – I believe it switches off at around 20mph. Road noise above that speed would drown it out anyway.

 

I can’t hear it much above 10mph. It goes up in pitch as you get faster, doesn’t it? If so, that defines quite precisely where my hearing loss is at high frequencies...

 

At last, I've heard it inside the car. I thought that noise was the air conditioning whirring. I was caught in a very long traffic jam and only moving 2-3mph at a time. Every time I stopped, the noise stopped. As soon as I started creeping forward, it started up again. Then realised if I press the VSP button, I could turn it off or on.

I was expecting a loud beeping noise, buzzer or the sound a petrol car engine makes. But it sounds just the same as my fridge at home with the gas circulating when the pump is off.

I could only hear it inside the car. I opened the window and stuck my head out, didn't hear a thing. Maybe I do need to get my ears syringed.

I can't see how that is going to warn anybody at all.

 

I can't see how that is going to warn anybody at all.

Indeed. A silly idea.

 

I live in the US (Virginia) and the US cars do not come with a switch. I would be glad to have the ability to turn the VSP noise on and off. Would you consider selling your switch and related wire to the VSP module. I would gladly ship you a blank to go back in your dash. You would have a cleaner looking car and I would gain the ability to turn the VSP noise off.

 

You can turn the sound on/off with LeafSpy in the VSP Settings.

o Drive Start Sound - Outside sound generated when the Leaf starts to move to alert pedestrians that a vehicle nearby is moving.
o Drive Sound - Outside sound generated when the Leaf is moving a low speed.

You don't really need to use a switch on the dash if you want it off permanently.

 

I don't think that this feature of LEAF Spy will work on the 2018 model year.

 

That would be great. Can you provide any guidance as to where to find the VSP option in Leaf Spy?

 

New regulations will shortly REQUIRE EVs to have such an audible warning. It will not be backdated but switching off may be deemed an offence.
The pedestrians that these are supposed to warn may not have very good hearing. I cannot hear mine (neither can anyone that I have asked) but the dealer says he can.
I want to replace the NISSAN part with a louder buzzer or, better still, a sound chip/ speaker system.
Can anyone tell me WHERE EXACTLY the sounder is, please?

 

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That's if you trust an article that has an embedded link that says "UK electric cars will require twice the world's supply of cobalt.".

And especially when it contains the nonsensical statement "The AVAS rules apply to all new cars made from 1 July 2019, and all new electric and hybrid cars registered from July 2021.". (Someone at AutoExpress needs to draw a Venn diagram.)