[ KB ] How to eliminate Reverse Beep & Seatbelt Beep

[peter]

Is toyota listening here ?

I have no problems cutting the speaker if that is what is needed. But i do
have the opinion that this is a "field changable" feature that toyota
should be happy to offer ( yes i'm willing to pay).

That car is damn good, but as with everything there is place for improvement.

Another thing on my list is the "forced engine breake" when i lift my
foot from the accelerator. As born up with SAAB twostrokw and freewheel
i still find it natural to freewheel whenever i lift the accelerator. Speed
reduction is what the breakes are used to !

I think i'll talk to some representatives in sweded. I'll report whetever
information that pop's up.

[bruceha_2000]

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Another thing on my list is the \"forced engine breake\" when i lift my foot from the accelerator. [/b]

I don't know if you can always do it, I haven't had mine long enough to test everything but: If you press just enough after letting off the acellerator, you can get the display to show no arrows at all. I do it coming to a traffic light when I don't think regen is needed because it will change before I get there but I would have to get back up to speed if I used the brakes. I can feel the drag let up when I do this.

[betshsu]

Hm, so I wonder if they've changed the 2005 so you can't disable the seatbelt beeper. The reverse beeper disable worked for me no problem, first try. But when I tried the seatbelt version, when I unbuckled the seat belt I got the "b-on/b-off" thing again for the reverse beeper. I tried it a couple of more times, and still same result. Or perhaps I'm doing something wrong? Not a big deal because I always wear my seatbelt and it doesn't beep for very long if I don't buckle it right away for some reason.

[Benevento]

I've had the same experience as Betshsu on my 2005 Prius. I turned off the reverse beep, no problem, but the seatbelt still beeps. However, I've only had the car for about 48 hours, so I'm not 100% sure what's "normal." The seatbelt only beeps 3 times now, and I think it used to go into hysterics with an increasing frequency of beeping. So maybe I did fix it.

Also, does anyone know how to get rid of the "snowflake" in the display? I live in Northern Michigan, and it doesn't come as a surprise to us that it's cold out.

PS: I love Betshsu's tag line!

[TonyPSchaefer]

Hm, so I wonder if they've changed the 2005 so you can't disable the seatbelt beeper. The reverse beeper disable worked for me no problem, first try. But when I tried the seatbelt version, when I unbuckled the seat belt I got the "b-on/b-off" thing again for the reverse beeper. I tried it a couple of more times, and still same result. Or perhaps I'm doing something wrong? Not a big deal because I always wear my seatbelt and it doesn't beep for very long if I don't buckle it right away for some reason.

And here I wasn't going to say anything because I figured I was doing something wrong.

I easily turn off the reverse beep, but the seatbelt beeps everytime. Even when I fasten the seatbelt before powering the car, I get one long beep. Yeah, I know that there's a reason for the seatbelt beep, but as long as I've been driving I've been wearing seatbelts. It's not going to change just because Priapus doesn't beep at me.

Interesting thing is that I have an '04, not an '05. I spent this past weekend trying all I could think of to defeat the push-button beeps but with no success. yet.

[betshsu]

The seatbelt only beeps 3 times now, and I think it used to go into hysterics with an increasing frequency of beeping. So maybe I did fix it.

I too don't recall what the seatbelt beeping was like before I attempted to turn it off. It might have been more frantic than it is now.

Also, does anyone know how to get rid of the "snowflake" in the display? I live in Northern Michigan, and it doesn't come as a surprise to us that it's cold out.

I don't think you can get rid of the snowflake, it's just a permanent reminder that your mileage may suffer due to the cold (though people have suggested taping something over it so you don'thave to see it). I don't know where it appears, since I have yet to experience the snowflake (and wonder if I ever will, living in Texas. when I think it's cold out, the car doesn't seem to think so).

PS: I love Betshsu's tag line!

Thanks! Though ironically, I've never had a baby, nor delivered one like some people in this forum. It seemed appropriate though .

Even when I fasten the seatbelt before powering the car, I get one long beep.

I spent this past weekend trying all I could think of to defeat the push-button beeps but with no success. yet.

I haven't noticed the long beep (and I usually fasten my belt before starting the car). But I am oblivious to beeps, as I didn't realized the touchscreen beeped until I read someone complaining about it here (but of course now I noticed it all the time). Curses to whomever started that thread!

[TonyPSchaefer]

. . .and now, dear betshsu, you will notice the seatbelt beep every time you start your car. And it serves you right for displaying a picture of my cat, Nina. Who, by the way, you can see a picture of in my album. She's very well traveled and likes to scratch just about everything. (link under signature)

[betshsu]

And it serves you right for displaying a picture of my cat, Nina. Who, by the way, you can see a picture of in my album. She's very well traveled and likes to scratch just about everything. (link under signature)

Clearly Tony, I kidnapped Nina and forced her to sit in a sink for my avatar picture to taunt you. That's just how devious I am .

Nina does look incredibly like Noel (the cat in the sink), particularly the picture of her curled up under the Christmas tree. The picture with the duck is too cute!

[mkapor]

The reverse beep is, of course, truly annoying. I have made at least half a dozen attempts to eliminate following the directions above and have been unsuccessful in getting the "b on/b off" to appear. After I shift into R and pack to P and then let get of the Trip/ODO button it always displays "Trip A" (as it does under normal operation).

I have a 2005 U.S. Prius. No one is sitting in the pasenger seat. I am careful to hold the Trip/ODO button for at least 10 seconds (long enough that the gas engine starts).

I throw myself on the mercy of the experts here in asking for help.

[efusco]

The shift back to P thing is what usually throws people. That actually means to push the "Park" button, not just letting the shifter return to center....are you doing that?