Disabling the Reverse Beep

[roadog03]

Can't wait to try this tonight!

[roadog03]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

To eliminate the beeps from seatbelts and reverse, follow these steps:

1. Power on the car to IG-ON or READY. IG-ON will do for this purpose.
2. Using the Trip/ODO button, set the Trip/ODO display to ODO (not Trip A or Trip B )
3. Power off the car.
4. Now power the car to READY (brake on). This is required so that step 6 works correctly.
5. Within 6 seconds of powering on, press and hold the Trip/ODO button for 10 seconds or more (there is no indication... just count)
6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO *after* the 10 seconds, shift the "gear" selector to R, then press the P button. Now release the Trip/ODO button.
7. If the last step was successful, "b on" or "b off" should be displayed in the location where the Trip Odometer or Odometer is normally displayed (front dash area). "b on" is beep on (default), and "b off" is beep off.
8. Press Trip/ODO to toggle the mode.
9. Now power the car off to exit the toggle mode.
10. Power the car on to READY and confirm the reverse beep status by shifting to R. The beep should not be audible if "b off" was selected, and should be audible if "b on" was selected..

Note: The Repair manual page states that if the the 12v battery is disconnected, the beep will reset to the default of on, and this procedure will need to be performed again - I have confirmed this to be true!. The repair manual also is not clear that Trip/ODO should remain depressed while shifting.

Additional Note: The driver and passenger seatbelt reminder chime can be disabled or enabled (respectively, defaults are driver on and passenger off) using similar steps. Instead of shifting from P to R to P in step 6, simply buckle then unbuckle the appropriate seatbelt while continuing to depress the Trip/ODO button. Might want a helper for this one!

We did this last night. Exactly as described. The reverse beep is gone...that's a good thing. The driver's seatbelt beep is gone...another good thing. When we unlock with one push on the fob all doors unlock...a good thing...but, we don't usually use the fob.

What happened that we'd like to correct is three things;

1. Being able to open the door without having to push the fob pushbutton...just walk up with the fob in your purse and grab the door handle and have all doors open.
2. Now, if we use the fob to lock the car we can lock it with the other fob in the glovebox...not a good thing.
3. Now we can't use the pushbutton on the door handle to lock the car..again, eliminating the need to use the fob...just have it on us or in the purse.

2009 Prius

[Tracy4Now]

If anyone knows of a dealership in Southern California that will disable my 2010 prius reverse beep sound...I'd love to hear!!!

[bgreens]

This really works!! I went to my Toyota dealer to have the reverse beep disabled and was told it could not be done. I will give them these directions for future use. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

To eliminate the beeps from seatbelts and reverse, follow these steps:

1. Power on the car to IG-ON or READY. IG-ON will do for this purpose.
2. Using the Trip/ODO button, set the Trip/ODO display to ODO (not Trip A or Trip B )
3. Power off the car.
4. Now power the car to READY (brake on). This is required so that step 6 works correctly.
5. Within 6 seconds of powering on, press and hold the Trip/ODO button for 10 seconds or more (there is no indication... just count)
6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO *after* the 10 seconds, shift the "gear" selector to R, then press the P button. Now release the Trip/ODO button.
7. If the last step was successful, "b on" or "b off" should be displayed in the location where the Trip Odometer or Odometer is normally displayed (front dash area). "b on" is beep on (default), and "b off" is beep off.
8. Press Trip/ODO to toggle the mode.
9. Now power the car off to exit the toggle mode.
10. Power the car on to READY and confirm the reverse beep status by shifting to R. The beep should not be audible if "b off" was selected, and should be audible if "b on" was selected..

Note: The Repair manual page states that if the the 12v battery is disconnected, the beep will reset to the default of on, and this procedure will need to be performed again - I have confirmed this to be true!. The repair manual also is not clear that Trip/ODO should remain depressed while shifting.

Additional Note: The driver and passenger seatbelt reminder chime can be disabled or enabled (respectively, defaults are driver on and passenger off) using similar steps. Instead of shifting from P to R to P in step 6, simply buckle then unbuckle the appropriate seatbelt while continuing to depress the Trip/ODO button. Might want a helper for this one!

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by roadog03

We did this last night. Exactly as described. The reverse beep is gone...that's a good thing. The driver's seatbelt beep is gone...another good thing. When we unlock with one push on the fob all doors unlock...a good thing...but, we don't usually use the fob.

What happened that we'd like to correct is three things;

1. Being able to open the door without having to push the fob pushbutton...just walk up with the fob in your purse and grab the door handle and have all doors open.
2. Now, if we use the fob to lock the car we can lock it with the other fob in the glovebox...not a good thing.
3. Now we can't use the pushbutton on the door handle to lock the car..again, eliminating the need to use the fob...just have it on us or in the purse.

2009 Prius

Press and hold the LOCK and the PANIC button at the same time to change the unlocking feature. By default, it's:

Driver's door - driver's door only
passenger door - all doors
hatch - all doors.


Performing that step I described above will change the driver's door to unlock all doors which is what you want.

Performing that step once again will only let each door to open that door only. Finally, doing it again will revert back to default.

[jay_man2]

I talked with my salesman about getting some things customized, and he referred me to the Service Manager, whom I spoke with today. His shop foreman at Miller Toyota in Manassas, VA did the work in a few minutes, plugging a laptop into the car and setting the reverse beep to once, the seatbelt beeps to off, and the key fob to unlock all doors with one push of the unlock button. Happy camper here, especially with the reverse beep now just a single beep instead of that incessant beeping getting out of my garage.

Mine was the first Gen III sold in Manassas, and the first one the service department had customized anything on.

[TabbedOut]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

Press and hold the LOCK and the PANIC button at the same time to change the unlocking feature. By default, it's:

Driver's door - driver's door only
passenger door - all doors
hatch - all doors.


Performing that step I described above will change the driver's door to unlock all doors which is what you want.

Performing that step once again will only let each door to open that door only. Finally, doing it again will revert back to default.

So I tried this and I screwed something up. Not only could I not get all of my doors to unlock automatically, but I somehow also turned off the automatic review camera as well. In trying to get this hack to work I tried to use the lock button of the door + the panic button and when that didn't work I tried using the lock button on the remote. Does anyone know how I can undo what I have done?

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by TabbedOut

So I tried this and I screwed something up. Not only could I not get all of my doors to unlock automatically, but I somehow also turned off the automatic review camera as well. In trying to get this hack to work I tried to use the lock button of the door + the panic button and when that didn't work I tried using the lock button on the remote. Does anyone know how I can undo what I have done?

umm... how the remote had anything to do with the reverse camera is beyond me. I see no relation. I apologise if the method I listed cause you issues (I swear it's the correct procedure!).

Once again, I apologise for any inconveniences.

[TabbedOut]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

umm... how the remote had anything to do with the reverse camera is beyond me. I see no relation. I apologise if the method I listed cause you issues (I swear it's the correct procedure!).

Once again, I apologise for any inconveniences.

Oh no, I don't blame you for anything. I'm sure it's something I did, or failed to do when I attempted this. Now that I've done it though I was hoping that someone had an idea about how to recover from it.

*edit*
well the backup cam is working this morning, but the locks still aren't. Oh well. Thanks for your help.

[gmalis1]

Okay...I must be a confirmed dope.

I tried to disable the backup beep following the above instructions.

I couldn't get it to work.

I am 100% sure I am in ODO mode.
I am 100% sure I held the Trip mode button for at least 10 seconds within six seconds of powering up (I tried at least three times counting to 20).
I am 100% sure I continued to hold the Trip mode button, then shifted to R and then P, then released the Trip mode button.

NOTHING CHANGED whatsoever on my display. NO toggle to "b on" or "b off".

Any comments or suggestions or most wanted...HELP!

Or, is this something that cannot be accomplished in a 2010 Prius?

I did accomplish getting all four doors to open when I open the drivers side door, however. So, I'm not a complete dope.