How to turn off the Backup Beeper (Tutorial)

Thanks to Rick (htmlspinnr), we have some clear instructions on how to rid ourselves of this annoying little "feature." Thanks, Rick - I've put a sticky on it since most people will be very interested in it.

Danny


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Hey guys,

I was one of the first owners/users to successfully perform this. The repair manual from techinfo wasn't too clear on the steps, but I was able to figure it out eventually. Based on that, I wrote my own set of setps. I sent this to the Yahoo Groups as well as a few Toyota big wigs who were looking for clear instructions.

I posted similar instructions to the 2004 Prius Yahoo Group a while back, but have updated here for clarity.

Steps.

1. Power on the car to IG-ON or READY. IG-ON will do for this purpose.
2. Using the Trip/ODO button, set the Trip/ODO display to ODO (not Trip A or Trip B)
3. Power off the car.
4. Now power the car to READY (brake on). This is required so that step 6 works correctly.
5. Within 6 seconds of powering on, press and hold the Trip/ODO button for 10 seconds or more.
6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO *after* the 10 seconds, shift the "gear" selector from P to R, then back to P. Now release the Trip/ODO button.
7. If the last step was successful, "b on" or "b off" should be displayed in the location where the Trip Odometer or Odometer is normally displayed. "b on" is beep on, and "b off" is beep off.
8. Press Trip/ODO to toggle the mode.
9. Now power the car off to exit the toggle mode.
10. Power the car on to READY and confirm the reverse beep status by shifting to R. The beep should not be audible if "b off" was selected, and should be audible if "b on" was selected..

Note: The Repair manual page states that if the the 12v battery is disconnected, the beep will reset to the default of on, and this procedure will need to be performed again. The repair manual also isn't clear that Trip/ODO should remain depressed while shifting.

Additional Note: The driver and passenger seatbelt reminder chime can be disabled or enabled (respectively, defaults appear to be driver on and passenger off) using similar steps. Instead of shifting from P to R to P in step 6, simply buckle then unbuckle the appropriate seatbelt while continuing to depress the Trip/ODO button.

Enjoy!
-Rick
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