This Is How Loud the 2021 Audi SQ5 Exhaust Is
02-07-2022, 03:24 PM
#12
AudiWorld Super User
It sounds louder and more aggressive inside the car when in Dynamic mode, I believe due to artificial sound coming from the speakers. I think it's called the "Soundacator" or something of the sort. Don't know if it changes things on the outside though, but it sure makes the vehicle more responsive.
I got behind a Q7 this morning in the cold air and exhaust vapor was coming out of both tailpipes. I suppose it has true exhaust "sport tips", unlike our SQ5s.
I got behind a Q7 this morning in the cold air and exhaust vapor was coming out of both tailpipes. I suppose it has true exhaust "sport tips", unlike our SQ5s.
Module A9: Actuator For Structure-Borne Sound -> Adaptation -> Volume of structure-borne noise actuator: Old value: 100.0 %
It's pure fluff, fake sound that plays through the cabin speakers. Nothing changes on the outside with it.
02-07-2022, 03:27 PM
#13
AudiWorld Super User
We did get a new SQ5 as a dealer loaner when ours was in for service. I get what people are complaining about with the fake tips. The plastic exhaust tips are a smidge tacky.
02-07-2022, 06:28 PM
#14
AudiWorld Member
This is most likely the cause. I believe it's "Soundakator" (German). It is codable with OBDEleven, I turned mine off, but this is the default 2018 SQ5 setting:
Module A9: Actuator For Structure-Borne Sound -> Adaptation -> Volume of structure-borne noise actuator: Old value: 100.0 %
It's pure fluff, fake sound that plays through the cabin speakers. Nothing changes on the outside with it.
Module A9: Actuator For Structure-Borne Sound -> Adaptation -> Volume of structure-borne noise actuator: Old value: 100.0 %
It's pure fluff, fake sound that plays through the cabin speakers. Nothing changes on the outside with it.
02-08-2022, 04:35 AM
#15
AudiWorld Super User
I didn't mind it when playing with the car around town, but if you drive in sport, it then starts putting in realistic sounding drone when driving up steep grades on the highway. That was a turn off considering how ridiculously quiet the cabin is normally.
02-08-2022, 06:36 AM
#16
AudiWorld Member
This is most likely the cause. I believe it's "Soundakator" (German). It is codable with OBDEleven, I turned mine off, but this is the default 2018 SQ5 setting:
Module A9: Actuator For Structure-Borne Sound -> Adaptation -> Volume of structure-borne noise actuator: Old value: 100.0 %
It's pure fluff, fake sound that plays through the cabin speakers. Nothing changes on the outside with it.
Module A9: Actuator For Structure-Borne Sound -> Adaptation -> Volume of structure-borne noise actuator: Old value: 100.0 %
It's pure fluff, fake sound that plays through the cabin speakers. Nothing changes on the outside with it.
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02-08-2022, 08:28 AM
#17
AudiWorld Super User
There are no engine sounds coming through the cabin speakers. The Soundaktor is a sperate piece if hardware that's bolted to the firewall on the passenger side. It's a sound driver that uses the firewall as a speaker. Open the small trap door just below the passenger side wiper and you should see it.
02-10-2022, 08:13 PM
#18
There are no engine sounds coming through the cabin speakers. The Soundaktor is a sperate piece if hardware that's bolted to the firewall on the passenger side. It's a sound driver that uses the firewall as a speaker. Open the small trap door just below the passenger side wiper and you should see it.
02-16-2022, 03:52 PM
#20
On my 2022 S5, I paid CA$1100 for an optional sport exhaust coded ABU on the contract. I don't see a major difference compared to my 2019, honestly. Possibly louder in the upper range, unsure. I wonder if there is part # on the exhaust components that would attest that I paid for something different.
Last edited by BlakeV; 02-20-2022 at 04:53 AM.