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Beeping in Reverse is Driving Me Insane

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Wonko, Dec 6, 2016.

  1. Wonko

    Wonko New Member

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    Hello all. I bought a 2015 Prius Four two weeks ago. 21,000 miles. I have been very happy with the car except for one thing- the $%^&%$ beeping when the car is in Reverse.

    How exactly can a lifeform maintain sanity and turn the beeping off? I have read that there is a device to purchase?

    TIA

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    #1 Wonko, Dec 6, 2016
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    The dealer can change it to a single beep. They should not charge for that.
     
    #2 Prodigyplace, Dec 6, 2016
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    #3 JimboPalmer, Dec 6, 2016
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    FWIW...

    My dealer changed to one beep free of charge...
     
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  5. Coast Cruiser

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    Beep? What BEEP??? You won't even hear it when you're over 60. :ROFLMAO: Just kidding, of course. I hear it, but it doesn't bother me at all. I just tune it out. Must be a "thing" among you younger people…
     
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    Its good for practicing tuning out other annoying noise that can occur while driving. :whistle:
     
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    ...and tuning out the wife.
     
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  8. 'LectroFuel

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    The best hardware to buy for turning off the beeper is Carista. Now I only have one beep. I've still lived with the annoying beep for 11 years on my gen 2.:) It's very easy to use and set up. Took about 5 minutes.

     
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    You can also get much cheaper OBD2 Bluetooth Scanners. Mine is an ELM327 V1.5 purchased from ebay for $10. The Carista software for Android will read from the scanner for free. To change options like door locks, the backup beeping, and the seatbelt beeping, it costs $10 for 1 week access to change the options.
     
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