hatch release on the inside

welcome! no one has ever done this, to my recollection. doesn't mean it's impossible though. i think the issue might be that you have to lift while depressing the hatch button, or else it relocks.

the reverse beep is to let the driver know they are in reverse, due to the nature of the non conforming shift mechanism. it can be changed to a single beep at the dealer, or with certain scanning devices. all the best!

 

Waiting for information too. Would be nice to open the hatch from inside, just using a button. How about closure too?

 

I think the remote hatch release isn't available because of safety. They do call hatchbacks "5-door" cars. Wouldn't want to accidentally pop open that rear hatch while driving. Now that I think about it, I don't think any hatchback, wagon, or SUV I've been in has a remote open for the rear.

 

Seems like it'd pretty much be a slam dunk to add a pushbutton that grounds pin 46 of connector LR1 though, which joins the floor wire harness to the inst panel harness and is right behind the cowl kick panel next to your left foot, should be very little trouble to access ... nice short wire run up to where the panel switch blanks are.

These guys seem to sell switches that ought to fit the Gen 3 switch blanks. They have a few dozen choices for the design on the switch, but it doesn't look like they'll engrave your own design the way rockerswitchpros will (I've already asked rockerswitchpros if they'd be interested in adding this switch size to their lineup, but they weren't). You might have to just go with a design they have, some of which are pretty goofy. They don't have anything that says rear hatch, but given your use as an Uber driver, maybe this one captures the basic idea.

What you'd want for the hatch is a momentary button, for which there only seem to be three offered there, all the rest are push-on/push-off, and the designs you can get on the momentaries are pretty slim pickin's. But I've found if you buy a push-on/push-off, it's not very hard to open up and 'adjust' the latching mechanism so it ends up as a momentary switch.

The connector locations and pinouts are in your Electrical Wiring Diagram (EWD) on techinfo.toyota.com.

-Chap

 

I drive for Uber and whenever they ask me to release the trunk I just walk out and push the button, I also have the reverse beeps and those don't seem to affect my rating. My rating last week for 5 stars for 42 out of 44 trips. Having a prius will not affect your ratings at all.

If you want some tips to raise your ratings just message me, I changed how I act around passengers and my ratings are almost all 5 now. I'm not bragging, just trying to help a fellow driver out!