Is it my imagination?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Cumming Georgia
Is it my imagination?
Or does a C5 radio (mine is a 2000 model coupe) get louder at highway speeds, like 60-70mph, maybe to compensate for the road noise. My wife noticed this first.
Thanks,
Tim Glover
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Tim Glover
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
There is a SCV dial on the side of the volume ****! It has a few settings from low to high. It does compensate for road conditions and loud noises when you car speeds up! You can turn it all the way off if you desire by flipping it all the way to the bottom.
Your hand book will tell you all about it!
Thanks,Matt
Your hand book will tell you all about it!
Thanks,Matt
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Burning Brakes
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From: Cumming Georgia
Oh gosh, I have to read the directions
Thank you again, Matt. I must admit I haven't read the manual very much yet, except to try to figure out the key fobs programming. I will look for that switch. I actually think the automatic volume adjustment, if that is what it is called, is a very nice feature, it was just not expected. I'm used to all the manual controls in my previous vehicles. A guy could get spoiled pretty quickly with this.
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From: R.G.V TEXAS
Originally Posted by madmatt9471
There is a SCV dial on the side of the volume ****! It has a few settings from low to high. It does compensate for road conditions and loud noises when you car speeds up! You can turn it all the way off if you desire by flipping it all the way to the bottom.
Your hand book will tell you all about it!
Thanks,Matt
Your hand book will tell you all about it!
Thanks,Matt
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The SCV feature is very nice - no need to keep adjusting the volume as you go faster and the car gets louder. 
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Manual???? There is a manual?
Here is a version for you, years ago about 2001 to be exact, I bought a 1999 GMC Suburban from a Ford dealer that was traded in on an Excursion. The Suburban has this feature and I did not know it. The volume on the radio kept changing so I brought the truck back to Ford for warranty work (I know I know, this sounds idiotic). Long story short, Ford replaced the radio to fix a user complaint (me) about the inability to keep the radio volume constant
Well of course the new one did it too, it was only then that I looked at the manual and found the SCV control
Here is a version for you, years ago about 2001 to be exact, I bought a 1999 GMC Suburban from a Ford dealer that was traded in on an Excursion. The Suburban has this feature and I did not know it. The volume on the radio kept changing so I brought the truck back to Ford for warranty work (I know I know, this sounds idiotic). Long story short, Ford replaced the radio to fix a user complaint (me) about the inability to keep the radio volume constant
Well of course the new one did it too, it was only then that I looked at the manual and found the SCV control
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