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  1. Ed Headington

    Ed Headington New Member

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    I am a new member of this forum, so if this question has already been answered I apologize. I have just purchased a 2014 Prius and am trying unsuccessfully to disable the "backup beeper". I tried to follow the directions that I had for my 2007 Prius, but they do not seem to work for the newer model of Prius. Has anyone disabled their backup beeper on the latest generation of Prius, and if so could you share how you did it?

    Thank you,
    Ed Headington
     
  2. maurices

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    Go here: Cost for turning noises off? | PriusChat. Look at #20. You have to have an Android phone (my sister gave me her old one), a OBD port wi-fi connector and the Pro version of Carista. Follow the easy instructions in the app.
     
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    Madmike23, the op was asking about the gen3. That vid is only relavent to the gen2.

    Ed Headington. There are 3 ways to accomplish the reverse beep delete in the gen3. Maurices gave u 1. Another 1 is with a scangauge2 or with Toyota's Techstream. This is the software that the dealer uses. There are some members like myself thst have this software.
     
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    Whoops! I was just looking at the year.
     
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  6. Ed Headington

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    Thanks guys. Since I only have access to iPhones, I decided my best bet was to call the dealer. My salesperson didn't think it could be done. My trusty service advisor said, "yep" we can do it. They will do it next week for no charge. I'm happy!!

    Thanks all,
    Ed Headington

    PS I did try the process for the Gen 1 and Gen 2 Priuses. I used that on my older ones, but unfortunately I learned it doesn't work on the Gen 3:(
     
  7. madmike23

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    That's great, I'm going to ask my dealership if they can do it also. It's annoying and I hear there's an alert for the hatch also. So if you're moving furniture, lumber or can't close the hatch completely, you'll suffer an entire trip with that annoying sound.
     
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    I must be the ''odd man out'' here-- the beep does not bother me. Matter of fact, I prefer having it... Twice now--- I have inadvertently put mine in ''R'' when meaning to be in ''D'', and caught myself with the beeping. I suppose I am not as used to a Prius as many here, and still reach for the gearshift on steering column when starting off sometimes. Man truly is a creature of habit.
     
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    That's very true. We used to mess with the carburetors, change the timing, now we're reduced to disabling the Reverse Beep. :ROFLMAO:

    Again: it's to remind you what gear you're in. I've managed to lose track, once or twice, in spite of the beep. I never lost track with a conventional shifter: it required a series of physical actions to get from Park, through Reverse, Neutral to Drive.

    The Prius "joystick" is not intuitive. You nudge into some gear, and it returns to center, cryptic, mute. Yeah, there's a display on the dash, but that really doesn't jump out at you. The beep is a needed "patch" for their design choice.
     
  10. Ed Headington

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    That is exactly the reason for the "beep" according to the salesman when I discussed it with us. I never could figure out any possible reason for having the beep INSIDE the car. But that's the reason. Toyota must have heard you guys!:)

    Ed
     
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    ^ This is a tough crowd though, not easily swayed by reason:

    Once the reverse beep has been dealt with, the next step is that pesky seat belt warning. And after enough have backed off cliffs, or gone through their windshields, the fad'll die out. ;)
     
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    I can't remember whether our 2003 Prius had a "backup beeper" or not, but I know our 2007 did, and I had 7 wonderful years without that beeper "beeping", so I'm looking forward to getting our 2014 in the same state (sans backup beeper).

    I am glad I read some of these responses though, because at least I know now why Toyota has it beeping inside when the car is in reverse. That is what my salesman told me, but I though
     
  13. Ed Headington

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    Today my dealer's service department deleted my "beep, beep, beep" when in reverse. Now the car gives one beep when I put it in reverse, and then silence!!! I love it. Thank you those who explained to me what I had to do. The dealer didn't even charge me.

    Also I want to thank those of you who stated that you liked the "beep, beep" because it let you know you were in reverse. Before hearing your explanations I could not understand why on earth Toyota would have the beep inside the card. Now I understand!

    So, thanks to you all!!!
     
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    The Carista app now works in iOS (Apple) devices for anyone interested (formerly it was Android only). I just disabled my backup beeper and seatbelt beeper with no problems using my iPhone 5. The app is $20 but for a geek like me it was worth it. Also required is a wifi ODBII adapter. Carista.com for details. I'm not selling Carista, just think it's a good product.
     
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    Stop by Toyota while in warranty period. Ask them to "disable" it. They should have no issue with toggling it to "one beep" mode.

    Why is it there at all? Many drivers are morons who don't track what gear they put the car in. Everything is being engineered for the idiots in the world.
     
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    In my other cars, I have sometimes had to tell people to "be quiet - I have to focus when I'm backing out". No need to do that in the beeping Prius :)

    That said, I could see the beep being really annoying in many situations..
    One example - people driving in situations where they need to be in reverse for a long time (like backing onto a busy road)
     
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    I find the backup beeper incredibly annoying (I have the same reaction to the beeping sound of supermarket scanners), to the
    point where I cannot keep the car if they do not turn it off. It strikes me as bad design; if Toyota's concern is that the car doesn't
    make a sound, it would be very easy to replace the beep with the sound of a typical car engine when the car is in reverse.
    It's the kind of thing that inspires me to look at other cars in the future.
     
  18. Mendel Leisk

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    The beeping sound is only on the interior, and it's there as a reminder that you're in reverse. It came about due to concerns about the return-to-center gear shift, which doesn't give a visual/tactile clue about what gear you're in.

    The hope is the beep will reduce the incidence of a variation of sudden acceleration syndrome. For example: you think you're in Drive, when you're still in Reverse, step on the gas, slam into something or someone behind you.

    I'm ok with it, actually appreciated it once or twice.
     
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    I personally will keep the beep and won't have it removed by the dealer - I appreciate the safety factor.

    That being said, since all 2015 Prius Liftback models now come with a backup camera standard, one could make a case that one or two beeps could be enough, as the backup camera image provides some additional feedback that the car is in reverse.

    However, I have noticed that pressing one of the buttons (at least on the 6.1" system) surrounding the screen causes the backup camera image to disappear, even while still in reverse.
     
  20. Mendel Leisk

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    I've got the backup camera, as a little image on left side of rear view mirror. Only thing: it's SO wide angle, I'm very sceptical of distances/proximity, can't take it serious. I understand the Prius v (for one) has made the field-of-view less extreme.