Disabling turn signal 3-blink function

[generaltso]

I just want it to behave like every vehicle made before the late 2000s when turn signal controls began to be intercepted by the BCM. If you hold the stalk up against the detent, the signal stays on for as long as you hold it. If you push the stalk past the detent, the signal stays on until you reset it or the wheel resets it after a turn. If the stalk is in the middle/off position, no signals are flashing, period.

Okay, so you don't actually want to disable the feature, you want to change the way that it works. I don't know of any modern cars that work that way.

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[pswired]

Right, that may be a better way of describing what I want.

 

[ddr24]

<light-hearted banter>
I'm just glad we're all taking about use of "blinkahs". Please don't come to NH if you don't use them. I will hunt you down. Just kidding. Not kidding. Seriously, no big deal...to each his own. I will just introduce your trunk to my frunk

Yes, many of my fellow citizens take "live free or die" to an extreme and ignore this, but my stance is they're from "a nearby commonwealth" where misuse or lack of use entirely of this safety feature and many other common and conscientious driving habits is hereditary.
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And to try to get back on topic, I too wish the 3sec tap was (easily modifiable to) 5 sec...but for me that's not specific to the MME.

 

[21st Century Pony]

<light-hearted banter>
I'm just glad we're all taking about use of "blinkahs". ...

...And to try to get back on topic, I too wish the 3sec tap was (easily modifiable to) 5 sec...but for me that's not specific to the MME.

7 blinkahs! Seven! "SEVEN BLINKAHS OR DIE"!

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Okay, so you don't actually want to disable the feature, you want to change the way that it works. I don't know of any modern cars that work that way.

In my 2018 Volvo it was selectable via the center screen for 1 blink or 3 blinks. And if you selected 1 blink, it really was blink as long as you hold it in that position and then stop when you let go, just as in the MME it is blink as long as you hold it in that position or blink 3 times if you press it and immediately let go. I did a test on my MME today and held the stalk until the blinker blinked twice and then let go and the blinker stopped. So you can blink 2x, 3x, or more, but not one. (And 2x requires some timing.)

 

[devmach-e]

I'd rather have positive control over when the signal turns off. Occasionally I'll start a lane change, signal, then have a bunch of cars slam on the brakes in the lane I'm about to occupy. Aborting the lane change with the blinker still showing I'm proceeding makes me look like an idiot.

Why does it make you look like an idiot? The conditions for the lange change changed and was no longer optimal. Other drivers are hopefully paying attention to the traffic in front of you and will see that the situation changed.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Why does it make you look like an idiot? The conditions for the lange change changed and was no longer optimal. Other drivers are hopefully paying attention to the traffic in front of you and will see that the situation changed.

I get where Patrick is coming from. Sometimes you just want to signal once or twice and if you'd like to do that, then why not? And yes, sometimes you change your mind for whatever reason, and if you're staying in the same lane while signaling a turn (maybe you misread the map directions so no longer want to turn), it can lead to confusion for other drivers. Is that likely to be catastrophic? Of course not. But why not offer the option?

 

[dmitry]

I wouldn’t be worried about how I look when I use turn signals. On the roads are enough “idiots” who doesn’t know there cars has turn signal feature.

 

[acosmichippo]

If you were to entirely disable this feature, you'd have to press the turn signal all the way when changing lanes. Couldn't you just pretend it's disabled and start pressing it all the way anyway? Seems like that would do exactly what you're looking for.

there are times when I tap the signal and change my mind quickly, but it continues to blink. It's not *huge* problem, but I'd still prefer it not to do that.

 

[Blue highway]

I get where Patrick is coming from. Sometimes you just want to signal once or twice and if you'd like to do that, then why not? And yes, sometimes you change your mind for whatever reason, and if you're staying in the same lane while signaling a turn (maybe you misread the map directions so no longer want to turn), it can lead to confusion for other drivers. Is that likely to be catastrophic? Of course not. But why not offer the option?

because less than three blinks is a tiny edge case... if you want less than three you are not really signaling.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

because less than three blinks is a tiny edge case... if you want less than three you are not really signaling.

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this point.

 

[pswired]

I don't think I have much more to add here. This is obviously not a huge issue, but it's an annoyance every now and then.

I might try flipping that bit for the latched vs momentary turn mode if I find myself with Forscan at some point.

 

[Space Ghost GT]

I can kinda see the desire but if saw a driver doing a disco light show with their turn signals. It’d signal to me that this person is a terrible driver or drunk or a teen that has no idea what they are doing. All of which would cause me to back up to avoid the impending accident.

 

[RedStallion]

Sorry if I missed this in a search, but I wasn't able to see any previous discussion on the topic. Is there a way to disable the turn signal 3-flash function? The "feature" that causes the turn signal to flash three times if the stalk is moved momentarily into the engaged position, or just by tapping the detent?

I'd love to have this disabled, but I can't find a setting for it in any of the SYNC menus.

It already works the way you want. There are 3 modes of operation.
1. You tap and release -- the car blinks 3 times
2. You tap and hold -- the car blinks as long as you hold, 2 or more times
3. You toggle the switch -- the car blinks until toggled back.

The only case which is not covered is one blink, which is ridiculous anyway.

 

[pswired]

It already works the way you want. There are 3 modes of operation.
1. You tap and release -- the car blinks 3 times
2. You tap and hold -- the car blinks as long as you hold, 2 or more times
3. You toggle the switch -- the car blinks until toggled back.

The only case which is not covered is one blink, which is ridiculous anyway.

The details of my complaint are in the thread, but what I want is 0 blinks after I accidentally start blinking, not any of the things you've described here.

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