Key Left Vehicle Feature (Three Horn Chirp)

[newmason]

So where are we at with this @RamCares ? Pretty sure 5 pages of "Dislikes" is enough to make the changes?

 

[Pressure_welder]

its awful ! but how do you know until you throw it in right?! But yes, AWFUL feature especially for hunting season, early morning vehicle starts at -40. It took a while to train ones brain, but i find myself leaving the door a-jar all the time now when i get out for fuel stops, or things like that.

 

[clownpocket]

It should be an option in settings as many others have stated in this thread.

 

[superjoe83]

Any word on possible programming updates so we can disable this?
@RamCares

 

[mountainears]

Don’t hold your breath on this.


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[jebruns]

Don’t hold your breath on this.

Agreed. Any change will likely take at least many months to make it into a uConnect update.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Agreed. Any change will likely take at least many months to make it into a uConnect update.

This would not be a u connect update it would be a dealer visit to update the BCM likely

 

[jebruns]

This would not be a u connect update it would be a dealer visit to update the BCM likely

Could be. Either way, don't expect anything to happen for a while.

 

[2019_Ram]

@RamCares has there been any progress in allowing this horribly thought out feature to be disabled by the user?

 

[Lettikka]

Love to have an update on this....So would my neighbor who lives right next to my gate. I get out to open the gate and she gets the chirps. I'm pretty fast and she is 81 so I am through the gate and gone by the time she gets to the door to see why I am beeping at her.

 

[Lettikka]

Bump

 

[Alligator John]

Sorry if it has been asked already. Could one add a switch in the cab to disconnect power to the horn itself? Then times when the horn would not be needed anyway like fuel stops and opening gates, one could just switch off power to the horn.

 

[Lettikka]

There have been solutions offered but nothing that simple. Sure seems like it could work and be simple to wire!!!

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Sorry if it has been asked already. Could one add a switch in the cab to disconnect power to the horn itself? Then times when the horn would not be needed anyway like fuel stops and opening gates, one could just switch off power to the horn.

Super simple solution is remove the fuse for the horn and wire it up with an interrupting switch and an inline fuse

 

[Lettikka]

I'm all over that. Only thing that keeps me from doing it this weekend is the remote hope that I will check this thread in the morning and it will be fixed as a part of an update. I am certain that will happen if I spend Saturday wiring a switch into the horn circuit!!

 

[mountainears]

You’re not going to see anything from Ram soon. My bet is you never will. That’s why I just wired something up (shown in my write up). I didn’t want something I’d forget and not have my horn when I needed it.


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[Alligator John]

An idea I would think could also be done is to find a timed relay and use a momentary switch so that the power could be switched off then turn itself back on automatically after the preset delay. This would prevent one from forgetting about it being turned off and not work when the horn was actually needed.

 

[Lettikka]

Great minds think alike. I just did a quick google for that. Got nothing. Was searching for a switch that would break the circuit and reset after 15 seconds. My electrical lingo is pretty weak so that may be why i didn't find one.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

An idea I would think could also be done is to find a timed relay and use a momentary switch so that the power could be switched off then turn itself back on automatically after the preset delay. This would prevent one from forgetting about it being turned off and not work when the horn was actually needed.

Time delay relays would be better used on the horn power lead but i have yet to find a weather proof timedelay that works the only one i can find is HELLA and after buying 3 of them they were all NGF so that kills that solution.

In reality when do you actually NEED the horn

 

[Alligator John]

Great minds think alike. I just did a quick google for that. Got nothing. Was searching for a switch that would break the circuit and reset after 15 seconds. My electrical lingo is pretty weak so that may be why i didn't find one.

This company might have something. https://timers.shop/ Website says they do custom pre programmed timers. I bet they could put one together that does exactly what we are looking for.