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Re:My Rude-Ass Car by BoorishBears on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:03PM (#38108505)
> Even the chimes in a BMW/Mercedes are quite pleasant compared to the ear-ringing DING DING DING you get on affordable passenger cars like Toyotas.

Fun fact: many BMWs also have Rolls Royce chimes on their ECUs because of the shared parts, and they're one hidden setting change away from being enabled

They sound even nicer and more relaxing, as you'd expect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVVdI5C-t0g

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Re:My Rude-Ass Car by rapnie on Thursday November 02, 2023 @04:41AM (#38110587)
> they're one hidden setting change away from being enabled

A link to how to do that? I found this, which is much more involved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTNhjdjPyvM

(Buy iPhone app, special connector cable, and bunch of exact instructions to follow)

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Re:My Rude-Ass Car by BoorishBears on Thursday November 02, 2023 @03:20PM (#38118642)
That's how you access hidden settings on the ECUs in a BMW: although you don't need a paid app, the OEM software is pretty freely shared these days
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