FYI - The reverse beeping is super annoying...

I contacted the dealership I purchased by 2010 Prius IV NV from and they quoted me $47.50 to change any of the optional settings on the computer. The charge was per visit so they recommended reviewing the options in the manual to make a list of the preferences I had for each.

Is it just me or does that seem expensive? I suppose I should have had them change it before I took delivery, but unfortunately it was in the evening after their service department was closed.

 

The dealer left a printout of the settings screens in my car when I had my reverse beep changed. kinda cool to see what it looks like.

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Thanks, looks very simple to change. Do you mind me asking how much the dealership charged to have the option changed? I am trying to determine if what I was quoted was reasonable. Had I known that the beeping would bug me so much I would have had them change it before I took delivery.

 

They didnt charge me. I just got the car from them, if they tried they would have had an ear full.

 

Thanks, you at least confirmed that I am not insane for thinking that this is something that they should just take care of for me. It doesn't seem like a very time or labor intensive process. Perhaps I can convince them to switch it when I come in for my first oil change.

 

The reverse beeper is a bad idea. Does Toyota assume that Prius owners are less mentally competent than other drivers. Everyone else is able to know when they're in reverse. There are a couple of easy ways to tell. One, you remember that you put the car in reverse. And two, the car goes backwards when you step on the gas. If you didn't want it to go backwards, you step on the brake and shift to forward.

At least with Gen II we could turn off the beeper ourselves. Perhaps there's a way to turn it off in the Gen III without going to the dealer, but it has not been figured out or posted yet.

 

bk2k, thanks for posting that. I'm sending it to my dealer to go along with the page from the manual I sent them.

When I was doing the deal for my 2010 III I asked that they have the reverse beep set to one beep instead of repeated beeping before I take delivery and was given the same "service manager says we can't because it is a liability issue poop."

Thanks to these forums I was able to point out that it is listed as customizable in chapter 6 section 2 of the manual.

The sales guy said to remind him when he calls me to let me know the car is ready and he'll take it up with the service manager then.

Instead of waiting I emailed him a PDF of 6.2 from the manual which I downloaded from toyotaownersonline dot com (sorry, not allowed to post actual links yet because I still suffer from noob status here.)

I've attached the PDF so others can easily grab it and send it to their dealers. This'll save you the trouble of creating a toyotaownersonline dot com and searching for the PDF there, but I recommend creating an account there anyway. There is some good stuff available there despite a few technical deficiencies in the site itself.

 

I had the dealer change this and do several other customizations with the autolocks, etc and they did it before I picked up the car. There was no charge for this.

 

The beeping doesn't bother my baby, either.

 

Been getting this for two days..."We're sorry, your request cannot be completed at this time. Please try again later."

 

mine is no longer annoying, neither is my passenger seat belt alarm, especially when I can unlock all the doors with a single press of the unlock button on the fob (yes I know I can unlock all from touching the door). Got mine all fixed up Saturday morning.