2010 - Help! Disabling Reverse Beep

[usbseawolf2000]

Originally Posted by sluday

What is the point of the interior beeping ? Is it so a driver does not forget he is in reverse when trying to pull forward ?

Safety feature for those go by the "feel" rather than the "sight". In a non-hybrid with auto tranny, shifting to R would shake the car and engine RPM would increase, noticeable audibly.

Since Prius never shifts gear but simply rotate the electric motor backward to go reverse. This makes it impossible to detect; which is why I believe the designer put the beep to remind the driver.

[Paul prius]

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[tiztim]

Originally Posted by sherryp

Steps from previous posts worked with my 2004 Prius - but didn't work with the 2010...just purchased yesterday and would REALLY love to disable the backup beep - any suggestions from technical guys?

Thirty bucks it cost me for the dealer to shut it off.

[ttait]

Originally Posted by tiztim

Thirty bucks it cost me for the dealer to shut it off.

My dealer wants 1/2 hour labor to customize. That's $44. I going over the list so I can have all the changes made at once. I do miss making the changes I want myself.
My thought is that it's a bone tossed to the dealers to make a little money, because otherwise, the care is pretty maintenance free and they'd never see us.
The only ones I really want are the reverse beep (of course) and I want the SKS system to unlock all the doors when I open the drivers door. My wife has no patience.

Tony

[jon_lancaster_toyota]

Originally Posted by ttait

My dealer wants 1/2 hour labor to customize. That's $44. I going over the list so I can have all the changes made at once. I do miss making the changes I want myself.
My thought is that it's a bone tossed to the dealers to make a little money, because otherwise, the care is pretty maintenance free and they'd never see us.
The only ones I really want are the reverse beep (of course) and I want the SKS system to unlock all the doors when I open the drivers door. My wife has no patience.

Tony

If you didn't already figure this out or read it else-where. Push and hold the lock &unlick buttons on your key-fob while standing outside of your Prius. You'll heare a series of beeps after a few seconds and the MID on the dash will show the Prius and all 4 doors open. Tada- it's done.

To the reverse beep, it requires a lap-top plugged into the PC port under the dash. Toyoa's software talks to the Prius and negotiates the shutting off of the beep. Some dealers charge a half-hour...we and others do it for no charge if you bought the Prius here.

[antiflash]

Originally Posted by Vincent

Agree about the crazyness of "special equipment".

Someone must have a guide to adjusting the Custom Features.

Special equipment = Toyota Techstream software and interface cable...

[antiflash]

Originally Posted by ttait

My dealer wants 1/2 hour labor to customize. That's $44. I going over the list so I can have all the changes made at once. I do miss making the changes I want myself.
My thought is that it's a bone tossed to the dealers to make a little money, because otherwise, the care is pretty maintenance free and they'd never see us.
The only ones I really want are the reverse beep (of course) and I want the SKS system to unlock all the doors when I open the drivers door. My wife has no patience.

Tony

Typical dealer ripoff...something like this should be free...they should ask about it when purchasing the car IMHO. Nothing like good customer service...

[Jon S]

In Hawaii, the only dealer charges $100 for any changes.... sucks.

[yortch]

I took my 2010 prius to the dealer this weekend to have the reverse beep changed to "beep once" instead of the factory setting (beep repeatedly). They told me that when they changed the setting it does beep once but then it beeps continuosly, so I had them switched back to the factory setting. I was very surprised given that I've read from this chat that many 2010 owners had it disabled at the dealer. Can someone confirm that beep once = beep continuosly?

[archermoo]

Originally Posted by yortch

I took my 2010 prius to the dealer this weekend to have the reverse beep changed to "beep once" instead of the factory setting (beep repeatedly). They told me that when they changed the setting it does beep once but then it beeps repeatedly, so I had them switched back to the factory setting. I was very surprised given that I've read from this chat that many 2010 owners had it disabled at the dealer. Can someone confirm that beep once = beep continuosly?

Sounds like they didn't make the change correctly. I had mine changed to beep once, and it does just that. When I put it into reverse the car beeps once and then does no more beeping.