Hack to use phonebook in 09 Prius while driving

[stewie7669]

Just got my 09 Prius and I love it except for two things:

1. I just wasted $850 on the bluetooth.... it's useless while driving. The car turns off using the keypad or the phonebook unless you stop.

2. Same issue with the upgraded stereo. I put MP3 CDs in and go to FILE mode, but it won't let me select a song by name while I'm driving.


Anyone have a way to hack the computer to override these silly restrictions?

Thanks!

[katiewin]

Originally Posted by stewie7669

Just got my 09 Prius and I love it except for two things:

1. I just wasted $850 on the bluetooth.... it's useless while driving. The car turns off using the keypad or the phonebook unless you stop.

2. Same issue with the upgraded stereo. I put MP3 CDs in and go to FILE mode, but it won't let me select a song by name while I'm driving.


Anyone have a way to hack the computer to override these silly restrictions?

Thanks!

You are right we paid for something that is totally useless. the rational for not having the ability to use the features is a little unbalanced when you think of the things you can adjust vs what you can't. After all pushing a button is the same regardless if it is for the nav, phone, climate control, energy/consumption or even volume on the audio. It's all the same so how much did they spend to be so selective in what they locked us out of and why?

[steevr]

Wow, I thought it was just me being stupid with our '09. I can understand it not letting you punch in digits while your driving (same reason you can't punch in street names for the nav), but com'on, it won't let your scroll through your phone book and push an entry.

The way I'm working around this issue is that I can still hit the shortcut key on my phone as if I were making the call from the phone. The bluetooth connection then takes over and I can carry on my phonecall hands free. I can then use the steering wheel button to hang up when I'm done.

Oh, and the Dial by Number command is stupid too. Each time I or my wife say, "Dial by number" and then "312-226-....", it repeats the number as 312-0226....". Why it puts the extra zero in it, I have no idea. If my wife says the number, it does the same thing. Don't have that issue with any other number we speak.

Frustrating!!!!!

[rigormortis]

find speed wire
cut speed wire
install switch

problem solved

[zenMachine]

http://priuschat.com/forums/audio-el...at-update.html

[Stefx]

Originally Posted by stewie7669

1. I just wasted $850 on the bluetooth.... it's useless while driving. The car turns off using the keypad or the phonebook unless you stop.

I can use the MFD speed dials while driving.

[qbee42]

Use speed dial or voice dial-by-name.

Tom

[aaf709]

Originally Posted by zenMachine

http://priuschat.com/forums/audio-el...at-update.html

Or go to http://www.evnut.com/prius_speed_wire.htm. It's got a lot of pictures on the procedure. It took me about 30 minutes.

[hill]

Am I missing the obvious answer here? . . . spelled, costaletech.com lockpick??

Doing the speed sensor is one thing, if you're simply looking to carefully get more 'umph' while driving of ice (works great for our AWD 400h lexus) ... but doing it for bluetooth? IMO that's over kill.

[katiewin]

What about everyone contacting Toyota if there is an easier solution they would have it an if customer satisfation, return customers and referrals mean anything maybe they would work it out with us or for us. Has anyone actually made contact with them on the subject?