I personally think this is a stupid feature, but there is no way to turn it off. So, I will continue to be deafened by this loud honking every time I’m airing up my tires in my small, echoey garage. The automaker said that it saves people from having to carry around a tire gauge. But what place to air up tires doesn’t have a tire gauge nowadays?! I mean is there some guy out there blowing up his tires with his lips?!
Guy 1 [blowing on tire]: “Is that enough air?”
Guy 2: “I don’t know. It hasn’t honked yet, so keep blowing.”
Guy 1 [blowing on tire again until car honks]: “How about now?”
Guy 2: “A little more.”
…car honks aggressively several times…
Guy 2: “Oh, too much. Let some air out.”
…Guy 1 lets some air out, car honks again…
Guy 2: “You let too much air out. Put your lips back on there and blow like your life depends on it!”
Consequently, my spousal unit found out today that her Audi has massaging seats with three different settings. This is the difference between German engineering and Japanese engineering. An innovative feature to the Germans is massaging seats with three different settings for wave, kneading, and kidney punch. An innovative feature to the Japanese is a horn that honks while airing up the tires with three different honks to let you know if you’ve started, when you’ve hit optimal pressure, and when you’ve gone too far. Personally, I think the Germans are light years ahead.
