340i does have Active Sound (ASD)???

Grant_7 · 04-03-2016, 10:47 AM

Well according to this owner (& video) it does...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es9Q13K-4FI

magic77 · 04-03-2016, 11:08 AM

weird that it does considering the 335i did not have it.

kromix · 04-03-2016, 11:51 AM

I can confirm my 340i does have ASD.

JustChris · 04-03-2016, 12:13 PM

Yes, pretty much every new BMW now is going to have this I think....?

DaveH28 · 04-03-2016, 12:24 PM

How do you know if it does?

My 440i isn't that loud in the cabin..can only here the exhaust from outside!

Minty · 04-03-2016, 12:44 PM

I think my 340i sounds much better with the windows down - definitely too quiet with the windows up. The 335d I had on test had very noticeable fake sound and sounded very different with the windows down.

Controversially I don't think the 340i sounds as good as the old E46 2.2 6 Cylinder!

zooberoo · 04-03-2016, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveH28

How do you know if it does?

My 440i isn't that loud in the cabin..can only here the exhaust from outside!

Get your toolkit out and have a look in your boot. You can disconnect it and see what it sounds without if you like...

SpaceHorsey · 04-03-2016, 03:41 PM

I can't believe the 340i has ASD, it sounds so quiet with the windows up. As its started getting warmer I've had the roof/windows open and it sounds so much louder.

It must be really quiet/pointless.

Minty · 04-03-2016, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceHorsey

I can't believe the 340i has ASD, it sounds so quiet with the windows up. As its started getting warmer I've had the roof/windows open and it sounds so much louder.

It must be really quiet/pointless.

Agreed, your comments echo mine. I cannot be bothered to disconnect the ASD as it's simply too quiet I probably wouldn't notice

dopper99 · 04-03-2016, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by zooberoo

Get your toolkit out and have a look in your boot. You can disconnect it and see what it sounds without if you like...

I watched I vid on this and it looked a load of hassle. Do you really have to strip out most of the boot interior to access this?

skipraider · 04-03-2016, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by magic77

weird that it does considering the 335i did not have it.

I thought the 335i was supposed to have it? I've never got around to checking mine.

Grant_7 · 04-03-2016, 04:05 PM

I don't know if it does/does not have ASD - I just posted the video out of interest.

However one thing I am sure about from that video...the standard 340i engine sounds much better than that M3/M4 ASD crap!

DaveH28 · 04-03-2016, 04:11 PM

Yeh, I'm not going to bother doing that. Sounds good to me. I just wondered if there was a way to tell when coding etc?

I drove 335d last year and the first thing I noticed was the sound in the cabin...which is how I found out about the ASD. The 335d was deffo louder than my 440i in the cabin.

magic77 · 04-03-2016, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by skipraider

I thought the 335i was supposed to have it? I've never got around to checking mine.

Had a look in mine and dont have the box present in that location

but then with my MPE exhaust dont need it

teaston · 04-03-2016, 04:13 PM

My 335d sounds exactly the same as my 330d which definitely did not have ASD!

dopper99 · 04-03-2016, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

My 335d sounds exactly the same as my 330d which definitely did not have ASD!

What, in Sport and Sport+?

IMO, this piped in noise is only noticeable in Sport/Sport+, Comfort is very quiet.

zooberoo · 04-03-2016, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

I watched I vid on this and it looked a load of hassle. Do you really have to strip out most of the boot interior to access this?

Yes, there is a plastic cover over the amp and ASD Control Unit you see in my photos. To remove this you need to remove the carpet panel on the left-hand side of your boot.

It was a pain but at the time we had no concrete confirmation that the 335d had ASD or not. I had been quite vocal that it didn't and took my boot apart to prove I was right - and proved myself wrong!

The ASD part no in my 335d was listed in RealOEM but not for a 3 series?!?

One of the 340i owners needs to do the same so this topic can be put to bed asap!

teaston · 04-03-2016, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

My 335d sounds exactly the same as my 330d which definitely did not have ASD!

What, in Sport and Sport+?

IMO, this piped in noise is only noticeable in Sport/Sport+, Comfort is very quiet.

Any mode!

zooberoo · 04-03-2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

My 335d sounds exactly the same as my 330d which definitely did not have ASD!

My 335d sounded exactly the same as a 330d when the ASD Control Unit was unplugged.

This is a video I made back in 2014. The difference is not hugely noticeable as you will hear...

daren · 04-29-2016, 09:20 PM

I don't get why there isn't a mode or enable for it in the vehicle settings. Seems like it would be easy enough to do if it's all electronic. For those who want the sound, let them turn on the ASD. And for those who want the real thing (even if that's nothing), let them turn off the ASD.

ak335dxdrive · 04-30-2016, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by zooberoo

My 335d sounded exactly the same as a 330d when the ASD Control Unit was unplugged.

This is a video I made back in 2014. The difference is not hugely noticeable as you will hear...

Wowsers sounds better with it off in a diesel.

Might disconnect mine too.

dstor · 04-30-2016, 02:44 AM

I quite like it in the 330i. Gives you a distinct rumble when you pull off at low speed but after that you don't really notice it.

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Minty First Lieutenant 156 Rep 365 Posts Drives: G01 M40i Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Buckinghamshire iTrader: (0)	I think my 340i sounds much better with the windows down - definitely too quiet with the windows up. The 335d I had on test had very noticeable fake sound and sounded very different with the windows down. Controversially I don't think the 340i sounds as good as the old E46 2.2 6 Cylinder!
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SpaceHorsey Second Lieutenant 82 Rep 224 Posts Drives: F31 340i Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Herts iTrader: (0)	I can't believe the 340i has ASD, it sounds so quiet with the windows up. As its started getting warmer I've had the roof/windows open and it sounds so much louder. It must be really quiet/pointless.
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Grant_7 Lieutenant Colonel 2021 Rep 1,926 Posts Drives: Caterham 420R. Tesla Model 3 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Warwickshire iTrader: (0)	I don't know if it does/does not have ASD - I just posted the video out of interest. However one thing I am sure about from that video...the standard 340i engine sounds much better than that M3/M4 ASD crap!
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DaveH28 Captain 287 Rep 643 Posts Drives: f31 335d estoril blue Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Littleborough, Gt. Manc iTrader: (0)	Yeh, I'm not going to bother doing that. Sounds good to me. I just wondered if there was a way to tell when coding etc? I drove 335d last year and the first thing I noticed was the sound in the cabin...which is how I found out about the ASD. The 335d was deffo louder than my 440i in the cabin.
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teaston Banned 10998 Rep 32,881 Posts Drives: X3 M40d Join Date: May 2012 Location: The High Seas iTrader: (1)	My 335d sounds exactly the same as my 330d which definitely did not have ASD!
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daren Private 14 Rep 65 Posts Drives: EBII F30 340i M sport Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	I don't get why there isn't a mode or enable for it in the vehicle settings. Seems like it would be easy enough to do if it's all electronic. For those who want the sound, let them turn on the ASD. And for those who want the real thing (even if that's nothing), let them turn off the ASD.
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dstor Private First Class 55 Rep 126 Posts Drives: BMW M340d G21 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Midlands iTrader: (0)	I quite like it in the 330i. Gives you a distinct rumble when you pull off at low speed but after that you don't really notice it.
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