Turning off pumped in engine noise?

[KelvinllMelvin]

Is there a way to turn off the fake pumped in engine noise? (ASC I believe Nissan calls it). I’ve tried calling couple dealers near me and they are charging me for prices that are not worth it or they don’t want to do the service for some reason. Looking at other posts it should only take couple minutes so I’d like to see if I can do it at home

 

[FSUZ33]

It has to be done through Nissan’s Consult software. Some dealers have done it for free while others charge for it. Planning to ask about this during my next dealership oil change. Knowing the local dealership, I bet a nickel it won’t be a freebie.

At this point I’m thinking about getting both ASE (fake noises) and ANC (noise cancellation) turned off. Now that it‘s cold, albeit Florida-cold, my car idles high when started cold and I’m pretty sure the ANC is creating frequency trying to cancel it that makes it feel like my eardrums are popping.

i don’t know much about sound systems, but those who’ve installed systems have done it in a way that bypasses/removes ANC and ASE. Obviously this is more expensive than a dealership turning it off, but if you’re planning to upgrade your sound you may want to hold onto the cash and bear with it until you upgrade.

I havent fully read this thread, but there may be helpful info here.

 

[chadgigachad]

It has to be done through Nissan’s Consult software. Some dealers have done it for free while others charge for it. Planning to ask about this during my next dealership oil change. Knowing the local dealership, I bet a nickel it won’t be a freebie.

At this point I’m thinking about getting both ASE (fake noises) and ANC (noise cancellation) turned off. Now that it‘s cold, albeit Florida-cold, my car idles high when started cold and I’m pretty sure the ANC is creating frequency trying to cancel it that makes it feel like my eardrums are popping.

i don’t know much about sound systems, but those who’ve installed systems have done it in a way that bypasses/removes ANC and ASE. Obviously this is more expensive than a dealership turning it off, but if you’re planning to upgrade your sound you may want to hold onto the cash and bear with it until you upgrade.

I havent fully read this thread, but there may be helpful info here.

I get that same booming sound too when the ANC is running and I cold start the car. I got ASE disabled while getting the front crash harness fixed during the recall campaign.

 

[RedAustinIX]

I had both ANC and ASE disabled by the dealer when I purchased the car. They originally wanted $200 do remove both, and I negotiated it down to $0 as part of the purchase.

The car is very quiet without ASE/ANC. As I mentioned in another thread, it was actually difficult to to drive/shift because I couldn't hear the engine enough to blip the throttle and time it smoothly. I've since added the Nismo exhaust and it's perfect.

 

[Kimbonits]

I went the VXDiag route. $135 for the OBD2 dongle (Xmas special – arrived in 7 days from China no problem) and used their link to VXDiag’s download page for an “evaluation” copy of the Consult III+ software. Had a dedicated Win10 laptop with all antivirus measures turned off. Follow the install directions closely, plugged it into the OBD2 port and with ignition on and after some digging found the audio amp setting and the page to make changes. The Consult III+ software is NOT intuitive, but after some digging I turned-off both ASE/C and ANC. I did not go playing around with anything else, I just wanted the fake noise and active noise cancellation turned off due to a recent powered sub install (Cerwin Vega) that both systems interfered with. As per everyone, this is something that should have been selectable from the get-go. I mainly went the dongle route so that I had the ability in the future to revisit these settings (unlikely) and when modding for anything else that needs it. I did ping a local dealership just to find out what it would cost me and unsurprisingly never heard back from them. Having ANC and ASE/C tuned off was necessary for my audio setup and I never liked the idea of actually being inside a pair of Bose noise cancelling headphones. Made a huge difference in drivability particularly in being able to hear the car’s response more clearly/directly. No noticeable changes in cabin noise with the ANC turned off at any speed but it’s a sports car for sh*t sake. If you want it quiet, go buy a Lexus. I also have sport mode turned off, and rev match the old way. FYI, the ANC and ASE/C do not turn off when NOT in sport mode as some info on the web leads you to believe. $135 and some dicking around but worth it. Should never have had to do this but there you go. Nissan prides itself on knowing what real drivers want and then they go invest effort into this farkle.