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Changing Start-up Sound

Discussion in 'Prime Accessories and Modifications' started by ElectricCarFan, Dec 1, 2021.

  1. ElectricCarFan

    ElectricCarFan Junior Member

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    Does anyone know if there is a way to change the Start-up sound that plays when you turn on the car? I know there's a way to deactivate the Piano song, thats not what I'm referring to.

    What I'm talking about is changing the song that plays entirely. The piano song stinks, and I can't figure out why Toyota didn't at least provide a few options to choose from. A previous car of mine was a Nissan Leaf and it had 3 start-up songs to choose from.

    It would be nice to have a futuristic start-up sound for such a futuristic car.
     
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    don_chuwish Well Seasoned Member

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    Or just let you load any MP3 you want. Then you could really have fun messing with a spouse.
     
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    Yes, exactly. That's what I'm talking about. That would be pretty cool.

    I know on the non-large screen head unit that you can get, there's a way to do that with the background wallpaper.

    That head unit is different and has a wallpaper background, and you can create a folder on a flashdrive and then place the photos in that folder.

    And plug-in the flashdrive to load from and select the photos. It can be done out of the box with the basic head unit and there are instructional videos online on how to do it.

    I have a 2017 Premium (XLE) and I had hoped that maybe there's a way to so a similar thing with mp3 files to change the startup sound.

    Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
     
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    Bumping because I had this idea the other day, it'd be awesome to have this feature!
     
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    What is the purpose of the startup song? Is it just inside of the vehicle?
     
  6. ElectricCarFan

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    It's main purpose is to provide an audible indication that the system has been fully engaged.