What does this button do?

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#294078 3-Mar-2022 21:14

Bought a 2014 Honda Fit Hybrid - I have no idea what this middle button do (image from google but it's the same button - a car with a speaker on the front or something)

Tried looking everywhere on google and reading Honda manuals but can't seem to find the answer.

Any idea?

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#2878522 3-Mar-2022 21:36

Does it have parking sensors on the front bumper?

If so, it could be a button to disable this feature.

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#2878523 3-Mar-2022 21:38

I have a similar button. On by default makes a ufo noise outside passing cyclists.

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#2878527 3-Mar-2022 21:56

Possibly an ambient noise option? When moving in battery mode the car is silent, so some models have an artificial noise to alert pedestrians.

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#2878529 3-Mar-2022 22:03

VEHICLE APPROACHING REPORTING DEVICE ON/OFF BUTTON

https://global.nissannews.com/en/photos/photo-83528b6366492369ef7601c451abddbf-hy51-101026-65

Turn it on and get close to some cyclists and see if they scatter. 😜

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#2878536 3-Mar-2022 22:21

Yeah, as JaseNZ said, I'm pretty sure electric or hybrid cars in Japan need to have such a system there to warm pedestrians and cyclists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds

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#2878539 3-Mar-2022 22:33

Mystery solved!

But now I want to test it - can't find a volunteer in the house to walk in front of the car while I'm driving it.

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#2878542 3-Mar-2022 22:52

I have a leaf it has a similar button. It makes a whirring sound at low speed, it’s not immediately obvious that it is a sound so that others can hear you but you certainly can tell the difference when you turn it off.

Start the car crawl along at creeping speed with the window down press the button and you should hear the noise stop

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#2878570 4-Mar-2022 07:36

I looked online to see if I could find a valid reason for switching the sound off but the discussion degenerated into " the car has a horn why is the noise even necessary ". As if all drivers notice all targets.

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#2878620 4-Mar-2022 07:45

It's the pedestrian warning system. The button is normally to disable the noise at night in your driveway or similar to not wake people. It will re-engage next time the car is switched on.

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#2878627 4-Mar-2022 08:23

Is it a legal requirement in Japan with a specification?

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#2878998 4-Mar-2022 13:00

There are few warning messages displayed in the Instrument Cluster related to that system.
One of those you can see in my video here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfySN4hyJ8

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#2879277 5-Mar-2022 07:51

Shoes2468: I have a leaf it has a similar button. It makes a whirring sound at low speed,

So it's a leaf blower?

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