How can I disable the annoying speed limit alarm on a Skoda Fabia 1.2 4 door

What speed limit alarm? A buzzer when you go above a certain speed?

That's not a standard feature in the UK , so if it's what I think it is then you'd possibly be able to turn it off with VAG-COM

I'm intregued a speed limit alarm. :(

Steve

Welcome to Briskoda for yet another member from Saudi Arabia. I agree that you will almost certainly need to get the alarm disabled by a Skoda (or VW, Audi or SEAT) dealer using their diagnostics computer, or by someone with VAG-COM software and interface.

Just as well I don't have one!!

I'd get ear ache very quickly

I seem to remember the manual mentioning a limit beep you could set. Can't remember now whether it was 'region specific' though, i.e. it was never included on UK spec cars.

SWMBO usually does a decent job as the alarm anyway!

Steve

I'm intregued a speed limit alarm.

The manual states:

An acoustic warning signal will sound when the vehicle speed exceeds 120 kilometres per hour. The acoustic warning signal will switch off again when the vehicle speed goes below this speed limit. This function is only valid for some countries.

I had one in my Toyota Tercel when I lived in Abu Dhabi - it's a standard fit feature for local legislative compliance. It beeped (a sort of electronic sounding tone) at a frequency of about 0.5Hz (i.e. once every two seconds) all the time I exceeded the limit. I learned to ignore it on frequent 100km journeys to Dubai.

Potentially as noted a dealer may be able to turn it off - but (a) will he? and ( will it be linked into "country specific" grouped features? - i.e. the car may have to be changed from "Saudi Arabia" coding to one of the other "world" choices which may then have consequences elsewhere. I couldn't find anything specific enough on the Internet.

As a slight aside, people who want such a warning in the UK could invest (with "invest" being the operative word!) in a Road Angel. This has the facility for setting it to give a single beep when going through a pre-set speed. I've set mine to 40mph so that if it goes off going around town I know I've got to slow down. You also get an accurate clock too!

Thanks. I live in work in Saudi so you know wot its like. The beep on my car is continuous, so very bloody annoying.

Thanks. I live in work in Saudi so you know wot its like. The beep on my car is continuous, so very bloody annoying.

... but on the plus side, I guess you don't have 'out of oil' buzzer there

I had one in my Toyota Tercel when I lived in Abu Dhabi - it's a standard fit feature for local legislative compliance. It beeped (a sort of electronic sounding tone) at a frequency of about 0.5Hz

Dude, 0.5Hz would have blown your car up. That's sub-bass, way below 20Hz, which nominally is the lowest frequency the human ear can hear...below that are frequencies that are felt, not heard. Car alarms are usually mid-high frequencies of about 2kHz.

Dude, 0.5Hz would have blown your car up. That's sub-bass, way below 20Hz, which nominally is the lowest frequency the human ear can hear...below that are frequencies that are felt, not heard. Car alarms are usually mid-high frequencies of about 2kHz.

I think he means one beep (of whatever sonic frequency) every 0.5 seconds!

Thanks. I live in work in Saudi so you know wot its like. The beep on my car is continuous, so very bloody annoying.

Could you not try to find the speaker? Either remove it or put some padding round it?

Steve

Could you not try to find the speaker? Either remove it or put some padding round it?

Steve

The alarm can be removed by the dealer. I had mine removed that way.

I think he means one beep (of whatever sonic frequency) every 0.5 seconds!

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Dude, 0.5Hz would have blown your car up. That's sub-bass, way below 20Hz, which nominally is the lowest frequency the human ear can hear...below that are frequencies that are felt, not heard. Car alarms are usually mid-high frequencies of about 2kHz

Hz means time frequency in this context not sound frequency - with a baseline of 1Hz = 1 per second.

Hence 0.5hz = once every TWO seconds - apologies for the shorthand...

Hz means time frequency in this context not sound frequency - with a baseline of 1Hz = 1 per second.

Hence 0.5hz = once every TWO seconds - apologies for the shorthand...

Isnt assumed knowledge & mind reading wonderful :P

Steve

Could you not try to find the speaker? Either remove it or put some padding round it?

Steve

Or a screwdriver through it

My May 2006 French Octy allows you to set your own speed warning with the computer. One polite "bong" is heard when the speed is exceeded. I can't hear this with the radio on. Anyone know how to increase the volume?

More to the point, if the engine temperature is exceeded, I believe there is another audible warning; anyone heard it? Is it LOUD? Does it keep on going? Having ruined a truck diesel engine through losing water some years ago I think this warning could be very useful.

I had the same prob - VAG-COM'd the country settings to switch it from SAUDI ARABIA to CANADA - problem solved (there's a thread with the details if you search)

HTH

Bas