Seriously… why did they make that frunk beep?

[xycarp]

My Tahoe tailgate closes without a beep, the minivan before that had an auto sliding door that never beeped…. WTF, it’s sooo annoying. Why? I can’t even use it in my drive way in the early morning as it wakes my wife up.

@Ford Motor Company please disable this beeping!

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[queuewho]

I can understand closing beep, but opening beep makes no sense, what, are they worried it's gonna clip Yao Ming on the chin?

 

[Halbach]

My Tahoe tailgate closes without a beep, the minivan before that had an auto sliding door that never beeped…. WTF, it’s sooo annoying. Why? I can’t even use it in my drive way in the early morning as it wakes my wife up.

@Ford Motor Company please disable this beeping!

Has anyone started looking for the wiring harness that connects to the speaker yet? If it is that annoying I have a feeling I might be accidentally disconnecting the wire. If there is some sort of safety warning light that checks for continuity, I'm going to accidentally replace it with an appropriately sized power resistor. Hypothetically of course.

 

[lancersrock]

Every vehicle I've owned in the past 5 years beeps with anything that's automatic. I'm sure there is a NHTS requirement for it. I'm betting you will have to manually disable it. Just like the auto start/stop on ICE vehicles that have become so popular.

 

[RickLightning]

My Tahoe tailgate closes without a beep, the minivan before that had an auto sliding door that never beeped…. WTF, it’s sooo annoying. Why? I can’t even use it in my drive way in the early morning as it wakes my wife up.

@Ford Motor Company please disable this beeping!

What's a fronk?

 

[RickLightning]

Has anyone started looking for the wiring harness that connects to the speaker yet? If it is that annoying I have a feeling I might be accidentally disconnecting the wire. If there is some sort of safety warning light that checks for continuity, I'm going to accidentally replace it with an appropriately sized power resistor. Hypothetically of course.

You will likely find that the speaker is tied into a bunch of functions. Disabling things like the pedestrian warning when you're driving forward, and the backup alarm, can leave you open to significant liability should you get in an accident.

 

[khatch]

What's a fronk?

Gronk's Lightning's front trunk?

A related rant, I am OK with the "frunk" term if a car has both a rear trunk and a front trunk, but it's the only trunk on the Lightning so why not just call it the trunk?

 

[Halbach]

You will likely find that the speaker is tied into a bunch of functions. Disabling things like the pedestrian warning when you're driving forward, and the backup alarm, can leave you open to significant liability should you get in an accident.

Thanks CPT Killjoy.

 

[BennyTheBeaver]

A related rant, I am OK with the "frunk" term if a car has both a rear trunk and a front trunk, but it's the only trunk on the Lightning so why not just call it the trunk?

Only if you only drive in reverse...

 

[GarageMahal]

It has already been confirmed that the frunk beeping is separate from the pedestrian warning speaker. There is a silencer on the market for that already and it does not impact the bleeping frunk.

 

[lancersrock]

Gronk's Lightning's front trunk?

A related rant, I am OK with the "frunk" term if a car has both a rear trunk and a front trunk, but it's the only trunk on the Lightning so why not just call it the trunk?

Because Ford also has the Mach-e and other future vehicles and wanted to clearly define it.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Hahhhhhaaa, not sure if I should edit the title, or leave well enough alone..... what say you OP?
BTW, thread creators have the power to correct typo's on a thread title if they desire.....

 

[Yellow Buddy]

Every vehicle I've owned in the past 5 years beeps with anything that's automatic. I'm sure there is a NHTS requirement for it. I'm betting you will have to manually disable it. Just like the auto start/stop on ICE vehicles that have become so popular.

The Rivian doesn’t beep, so doubt it’s NHTS. But Fords fleet of lawyers may be more cautious than Rivians

 

[Yellow Buddy]

Gronk's Lightning's front trunk?

A related rant, I am OK with the "frunk" term if a car has both a rear trunk and a front trunk, but it's the only trunk on the Lightning so why not just call it the trunk?

Fun fact..ok maybe not that fun. But the term “trunk” on vehicles came about because folks used to literally strap trunks to the back of carriages and cars.

Those rectangular things with the lid that were like a chest were strapped to the back. Soon, auto makers started incorporating them as built in storage space, retaining the term “trunk” despite no longer being one. But that terminology based on its history is not required to being in the rear nor to only being one. Thus fully supporting your rant and annoyance.

However, since the delineation of the storage trunk with the vehicle trunk, a trunk has been traditionally placed at the rear. Front placement is not traditional and this the clarification is handy to help anyone who may be searching for a trunk in the bed. By labeling it as a Front Trunk or “Frunk” in short, Ford is merely being considerate in assisting its customers in the easy identification of the storage compartment. This substantiating the terminology.

*Disclaimer, any “facts” posted is the result of 5 seconds of google search and is not verified. I know nothing about trunks, frunks, or sunks and may even be a little drunk…

 

[Pioneer74]

Fun fact..ok maybe not that fun. But the term “trunk” on vehicles came about because folks used to literally strap trunks to the back of carriages and cars.

Those rectangular things with the lid that were like a chest were strapped to the back. Soon, auto makers started incorporating them as built in storage space, retaining the term “trunk” despite no longer being one. But that terminology based on its history is not required to being in the rear nor to only being one. Thus fully supporting your rant and annoyance.

However, since the delineation of the storage trunk with the vehicle trunk, a trunk has been traditionally placed at the rear. Front placement is not traditional and this the clarification is handy to help anyone who may be searching for a trunk in the bed. By labeling it as a Front Trunk or “Frunk” in short, Ford is merely being considerate in assisting its customers in the easy identification of the storage compartment. This substantiating the terminology.

*Disclaimer, any “facts” posted is the result of 5 seconds of google search and is not verified. I know nothing about trunks, frunks, or sunks and may even be a little drunk…

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