In article >,
"Dad" > wrote:

> "aRKay" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Steve > wrote:
> >
> >> On or about Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:07:42 -0500, aRKay
> >> > wrote or did cause to be written:
> >>
> >> >I really like the new (to me) C6 but the turn signal sound (tic
> >> >tic tic)
> >> >is so low it is just about useless. Its there something like an
> >> >old
> >> >fashion flasher relay that can be changed to increase the sound
> >> >level of
> >> >the tic tic tic. It is swamped out by the engine and dual mode
> >> >exhaust.
> >> >
> >> >Are the all low or is low tic tic tic sound mean something is
> >> >wrong with
> >> >mine?
> >>
> >> As you were told before, there is no flasher relay. The turn
> >> signals
> >> as well as almost everything else on the car is computer
> >> controlled.
> >> The BCM (Body Control Module) decides when and how fast to flash
> >> the
> >> lights and sends a signal across the data bus to the radio to make
> >> the
> >> sounds. (The ECM (Engine Control Module) has nothing to do with
> >> this.)
> >>
> >> Instead of worrying about the sound, just learn how the car was
> >> designed to be used. The sound in your father's Oldsmobile was
> >> there
> >> to remind him that the turn signal had been on for the past 10
> >> miles.
> >> The C6 will remind you with a chime and message on the DIC if you
> >> forget for 30 seconds.
> >>
> >> There are literally thousands of things done by the computers in
> >> this
> >> car that used to be done mechanically. Computer control is better
> >> but
> >> that also means that you shouldn't just go cutting and sparking
> >> wires
> >> like you could in a mechanical car. Instead of just blowing a 10
> >> cent
> >> fuse you are likely to blow a several hundred dollar computer. If
> >> you
> >> insist on modifying this car the first thing that is mandatory is a
> >> set of shop manuals so that you can figure out which data bus has
> >> the
> >> digital signal you need. See helminc.com
> >
> > Thanks for the response. I will just have to learn to live with it.
> >
> > End of subject topic
> >
> My manual states that the turn signal flasher is integrated into the
> hazard warning switch on center dash. On page 8-453 it says to see
> page 8-451 for replacement instructions of that switch. Then on page
> 8-278 the instrument panel schematics it shows an ICP named "Turn
> Signal Audible Indicator" as part of the Instrument Cluster ICP. A bit
> confusing but my money goes with Steve's information since my manual
> is an early ('05) manual with information cut off date 04/11/2005 that
> still has C5 illustrations.

Thank you for taking the time to check the manual. Like I said to Steve
I have just learned to live with the low tic tic tic.