Prius Can it Chrip when you lock/unlock the car (newbie)

My 05 chirps when locking or "checking for locked status" as mentioned above. Maybe check with dealer to see if something needs to be reset.

 

The "cherp" on lock is very quiet. I wish they would have used the horn!. Look for the parking light blink. Often ambient noise will drown out the fait beep. The worse is when you are locking from the back hatch!

 

I'm okay with the chirp. It's not loud enough to be obnoxious, but it's loud enough for me to hear if I'm paying attention. I would be fine if it was just the lights blinking, too.

I hate, despise, detest, abhor, and loathe car horns. They should be used extremely sparingly and in the event of an emergency situation. Using the car horn as the lock/unlock indicator is right up there with using one's car horn when pulling into someone's driveway because one is too lazy to get one's nice person out of one's car and ring the doorbell. I live next door to a house full of lazy idiots, so this has become quite a sore spot with me!

One of the huge advantages (at least in my opinion) of the Prius is not just that it creates less air pollution....but that it creates less noise pollution, too.

 

Hmmm, My 04 does it either way.

 

Interesting, my '04 does not chirp at all, all I can hear are the buttons clicking open or closed. Does anyone know if there are instructions here on enabling the chirp?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Emma @ Apr 18 2006, 11:10 AM) [snapback]241487[/snapback]</div>

Yup, count me in that crowd too. I hate car horns for the simple reason that when I hear a horn toot nearby, I always look as it sounds like someone trying to get my attention. Nope, just some idiot locking his car.

Isn't it technically illegal in many jurisdictions to fire your horn for no reason? Shouldn't this be considered the same?


Kevin

 

As UNIQUE as the Prius' shape is... seems it would be easy to detect in a parking lot. Of course, at night the parking lights blink.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Apr 17 2006, 10:10 PM) [snapback]241349[/snapback]</div>

Hear, Hear!

 

i prefer no noise on my Prius as well. if i can t find it, (happened once at the Bellevue Mall, i will gladly use the panic alarm (better than wandering around like a lost puppy) if need be.

to be honest with ya, dont really have that much of an issue finding my car. and i am NOT really good at remembering where i put it. always seem to be a row off.