Rear Parking Sensor Buzzer very quiet

[GrahamWade]

The buzzer on my 2010 Octavia is very very quiet, I asked the garage if they could increase the volume when they were servicing but they said that buzzer is broken,Repair cost £100. 

 

Anyone know where I can get a buzzer and how easy/hard is it to replace?

[phil5556]

Don't know where it is on the Octy but in my previous car it fell off its mount and ended face down and I thought it had broken. Stuck it back where it came from and all good.

[CWARD]

Not sure what version you have but my volume control is set through the onboard settings

[phil5556]

Think mine can be changed through my Stream head unit.

[CWARD]

I came across it when the front sensors were giving false readings and driving me nuts so turned the volume right down until I fixed them. I think you could also adjust the tone/frequency of them too.

[Paulbrown]

Yea vagcom can increase vol of buzzer

Has it always been quiter then normal or is that new thing

[GrahamWade]

New thing, was working perfectly.

 

Where ts it? It's so quiet that I am having trouble locating the buzzer. I thought it would be in the door pillar but isn't there. Anywhere else they put it?

[phil5556]

I'm a passenger in mine for the first time today, think it was beeping somewhere just to the left and behind me. I'll listen out next time we park!

[adamal]

It is at the bottom of the passenger b pillar. If it is broken it's a simple job to replace, just unplug and replace.

Dealer wants 100 quid? Ffs, the part is only a tenner!!!

See: http://www.carsystems.pl/vw-pdc-buzzer-8e0919279,id470.html

[GrahamWade]

Found it. It's in a panel above the rear windscreen. Possibly not genuine Skoda parrts