Seatbelt Beep on/off

**Tideland Prius** · 12-20-2005, 01:32 AM

Does anyone know for sure if the seatbelt beep can't be enabled/disabled on the 05 models? I had a Yaris as a courtesy car and the passenger side seatbelt reminder would beep if I drove without the front passenger buckling up. I'd like to turn that on on the Prius.

I tried the method in the KB. Is there any particular trick (e.g. no passenger in the front seat when doing the reverse beep)

jwe8f · 12-20-2005, 01:45 AM

Are you talking about this one?

http://priuschat.com/forums/kb.php?mode=article&k=7

I think the seat belt beep you want to deactivate has to be buckled and unbuckled during the procedure...

I definitely have disabled at least my driver's side seat belt beep on my '05...

**Tideland Prius** · 12-20-2005, 01:54 AM

hmm, can you enable the passenger side?

For the driver's one (I'll use this as the control), can I be seated in the driver's seat while I buckle/unbuckle?

Also, do I wait or just buckle and unbuckle immediately (while still holding the ODO button)

**Tideland Prius** · 12-21-2005, 12:16 PM

help? I can't figure out why I can't get the passenger side to beep.

Marlin · 12-21-2005, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tideland Prius@Dec 20 2005, 02:32 AM
I had a Yaris as a courtesy car and the passenger side seatbelt reminder would beep if I drove without the front passenger buckling up. I'd like to turn that on on the Prius.
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As a bonus, it will also beep when you have a single hardcover novel on the passenger seat. I've noticed it doesn't require very much weight to cause the passenger seatbelt icon on the dash to flash. The weight of a typical hardcover novel is all it takes in my car.

**tag** · 12-21-2005, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tideland Prius@Dec 21 2005, 12:16 PM
help? I can't figure out why I can't get the passenger side to beep.

Did you toggle the Trip/ODO button so that b-on appears?

DanMan32 · 12-22-2005, 03:56 PM

I think you need a passenger (or a passenger emulating weight) in the seat to get you to the point of enabling the beep.
I tried that too unsuccessfully soon after getting the car, but haven't tried since with a passenger weight.

Marlin · 12-22-2005, 04:44 PM

The passenger weight sensor is so sensitive I wouldn't bother enabling the passenger seatbelt beep.

If I did, I would have to "buckle in" by groceries, my lunch box, my hardcover novel, or just about anything else that I put in the passenger seat.

It takes only a very light press in the center of the passenger seat to set off the weight sensor and cause the passenger seatbelt dashboard icon to flash.

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12-20-2005, 01:32 AM	#1
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,755 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Does anyone know for sure if the seatbelt beep can't be enabled/disabled on the 05 models? I had a Yaris as a courtesy car and the passenger side seatbelt reminder would beep if I drove without the front passenger buckling up. I'd like to turn that on on the Prius. I tried the method in the KB. Is there any particular trick (e.g. no passenger in the front seat when doing the reverse beep)

12-20-2005, 01:45 AM	#2
jwe8f Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 174 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Are you talking about this one? http://priuschat.com/forums/kb.php?mode=article&k=7 I think the seat belt beep you want to deactivate has to be buckled and unbuckled during the procedure... I definitely have disabled at least my driver's side seat belt beep on my '05...

12-20-2005, 01:54 AM	#3
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,755 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	hmm, can you enable the passenger side? For the driver's one (I'll use this as the control), can I be seated in the driver's seat while I buckle/unbuckle? Also, do I wait or just buckle and unbuckle immediately (while still holding the ODO button)

12-21-2005, 12:16 PM	#4
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,755 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	help? I can't figure out why I can't get the passenger side to beep.

12-22-2005, 03:56 PM	#7
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think you need a passenger (or a passenger emulating weight) in the seat to get you to the point of enabling the beep. I tried that too unsuccessfully soon after getting the car, but haven't tried since with a passenger weight.

12-22-2005, 04:44 PM	#8
Marlin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 1,405 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The passenger weight sensor is so sensitive I wouldn't bother enabling the passenger seatbelt beep. If I did, I would have to "buckle in" by groceries, my lunch box, my hardcover novel, or just about anything else that I put in the passenger seat. It takes only a very light press in the center of the passenger seat to set off the weight sensor and cause the passenger seatbelt dashboard icon to flash.