My vRS produces an annoying buzzy sound from the top right corner of the dashboard when accelerating in Sport mode. No buzzing sound when in the other modes, and I'm reliably informed the sound generator is in the middle of the dashboard. Any clues?

I also get this , but only from cold

My 245 does the same, I have Canton and I think the fake sound machine resonates with the grill/speaker on the top of the dash.

 

It only does it in Sport mode 

It’s under the windscreen scuttle but the buzz you describe probably is the little fake noise box. Either disconnect it or code it out and see if it improves. If not then there’s another issue.

Thanks everyone. How do you code the sound generator out? It's still under warranty, but everytime I take a Skoda technician out in it to hear the noise, it doesn't happen!

You’ll need OBDEleven/VCDS and the instructions are in the main coding thread on the top of this forum. The Soundaktor is module A9, you can just set the volume to 0.

Or drive it in Individual with everything set to Sport apart from the engine noise, see if that works.

@HOGEPH Ive had this same problem in 2 consecutive VRSesses. Last time I just did what Sasha says above and drive it in individual mode. This time I have DSG and DCC so when I drive in comfort mode and put the DSG into sport mode it makes the stoopid noise. Dealer wanted to remove my dashboard to fix it. Nope not happening! I used my OBDeleven to turn it down to zero and no more problems for me. It would make the buzzing noise at just over 2k RPM, in my old VRS it was nearer 4.5k RPM. 

 

 

Thanks to everyone. I'll try the individual settings, and get the dealer to look at again at the next service.

Mine done exactly the same thing I turned the soundaktuator off completely drove my head in. Have a decent exhaust you still get a slight rumble. 

10 hours ago, SashaGrace said:

Or drive it in Individual with everything set to Sport apart from the engine noise, see if that works.

 

It does work, I have my 245 set  in individual, everything sport engine noise off

 

1 hour ago, Auric Goldfinger said:

 

It does work, I have my 245 set  in individual, everything sport engine noise off

 

That was my previous tactic, individual mode was all sport bar the noise. Now Ive got DCC my profile would have been all sport except suspension. Now Ive turned the sound generator off sport mode is the same as my individual mode, giving me a free individual mode again!

On 19/04/2019 at 11:13, HOGEPH said:

My vRS produces an annoying buzzy sound from the top right corner of the dashboard when accelerating in Sport mode. No buzzing sound when in the other modes, and I'm reliably informed the sound generator is in the middle of the dashboard. Any clues?

 

On 19/04/2019 at 14:00, SashaGrace said:

It’s under the windscreen scuttle but the buzz you describe probably is the little fake noise box. Either disconnect it or code it out and see if it improves. If not then there’s another issue.

Hi Sasha, This is my recent post on the same issues and we are having some conversations at the moment on this - If you do have any valuable thoughts, please feel free to share

 

On 19/04/2019 at 11:00, SashaGrace said:

fake noise box

 

OMFG!!!! Had I not read this, I would not believe it.😂

My neighbour bought a facelift Golf 7 GTI on my recommendation and he said it sounds like it has a speaker behind the dash, I told him "the fancy name is structure borne sound". The worst one though is the SQ5 one of my lads backed into his bay a few weeks ago, everyone said what a lovely noise it made but I rather burst their bubble when I pointed out the two rear silencers are made by Bose and are actually speakers... Even worse are the fake tailpipes with speakers you can buy for a Tesla.

Edited 22 August, 20232 yr by Crasher