Where is the beeper speaker located on the dashboard?

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  1. Chris HV

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    Okay, don't laugh but a friend gave me a bunch of doors and lumber that I will use for home improvements.

    Problem is, that stuff does will stick about 2 feet out of my 2018 prime and the darn beeper will harass me all the way. I've done this over a few miles and it's bad enough, but this time it's a 2-hour trip back home!

    I'd like to put something like thick fabric over the beeper speaker but no matter how hard I try, I can't find where the sound comes from on the dashboard... Does anyone know its precise location by any chance ?
     
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    I’d love to know too, you’re not the only person out there that has used a Prius as a truck:D

    Not going to say any more to avoid attracting attention from the local constabulary, but I will say a flag correctly positioned will at least keep you out of trouble for most parts of the US.
     
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    Are you asking because the hatch won't be fully closed, so the beeper will be beeping about that?

    Why not just push the hatch latch closed? In my gen 3, the latch is where the switch for detecting hatch-open is located. With the latch pushed closed, you shouldn't have the dome light on or the beeper beeping.

    Just remember to push the unlatch button later before going to close the hatch, or it'll make a fearsome bonk when it hits the closed latch.
     
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    Some of us may at times carry things with a door slightly open (bungee cord secured of course) or in other ways that wouldn't "pass muster" lol. Would love to find a way to bypass the beeper.

    Same thing happened the other day just carrying wheels & tires from my track car in the back seat, the beeper said to buckle seat belts, but the seat belts weren't large enough to get around the large sized wheels & fully buckle in.
     
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    Yes, that's why I'm asking, thanks, and I can't believe that I didn't think of that !

    I will try this as soon as I get a chance, but OTOH I still would like to have the "hush the beeper" option since I too have had many times when it triggers when it should not.
     
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    As per Chapman, it's better to figure out how convince the sensor that the latch is closed rather than disabling a beeper that can warn you about multiple things, some of which would cause way more problems if you don't hear the beeping.
     
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    Some of the beeps on my Prius are downright incorrect (heavy item in back seat does not = someone back there not buckled up), and others (such as the dreaded "Low Oil Pressure") should be way louder than the typical beeps which are already annoying enough.

    This car, although great, makes it difficult to transition to: (a) a vehicle without back-up sensors/beeping and (b) a vehicle without any sort of rear park assist, which was true for most vehicles pre-2015 without a technology package.

    Whenever I drive someone else's truck, I'm either (a) astonished it only beeps when I get too close to something or (b) go "where are the dang beeps when backing up". Good thing it's not my friend's Ford, which beeps and dings for almost everything, down to the point where you train yourself to ignore them