For those who shut off the fake engine noise...

I think my SR has it, it sounds just like my old Avalanche. I like it, it's comfortably nostalgic.Mine doesn't sound very loud like some other posters have reported, but it's definitely a v8 noise. To be honest, I don't care much to hear the turbo's spooling, it kind of loses it's cache when you listen to them every day, all day for 25 years.Just reminds me of work, ha ha! I can dream i'm tooling around with my holley carbed v8, good times!

 

With intake/charge pipes, my turbos sound louder and I enjoy hearing them

 

Best thing I did was turn that stupid fake sound off on day #1!!

 

me too

 

My old ears didn’t notice much difference after disabling the fake engine noise. The poor window seals might be a part of that.

I just crank up the tunes and accept it.

 

Turning off the fake engine noise was great for me. The cab is quieter and I can have the volume on the radio lower. I'll never go back to the fake engine noise.

 

I have a 2025 limited hybrid with the 14” screen. It doesn’t have the upgraded JBL system, but it has the ANC and the ESE. the dealership tried to shut off the ESE for me but could not. They had the master tech check it out the next day and he said he could not shut it off because I did not have the JBL upgrade. It will not show up in the options on the scanner but will show up if you have the JBL system. If you keep the tailgate down, it shuts off the ESE as you drive and I like that better. I can not drive with the tailgate down. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

I used Carista to turn off the ECE. I think I also turned off ANC and definitely turned off the surround sound as that ruins the music IMO but I have the upgraded JBL.

 

If a truck does not have the JBL system, it also does NOT have the fake engine sounds, hence there is nothing to switch off.

 

You can’t have ANC either without the upgraded JBL system

 

You sure you were at a Toyota dealer?

Unless something has changed on the 2025s that this forum doesn't know about, one would think a master tech would know how and when ESE works.