Why does my PiP beep at me when I leave?

Not a PIP owner so I'm not sure about your number of beeps but in a regular Prius a three beep code means you left the car on (ready mode) and exited with the key fob.

 

Obviously, it enjoys a few seconds of quiet time with you!

 

I think it may be a little insecure and does not want you to leave. I also think that the longer you take to open the door before leaving the less insecure it feels and therefore it beeps fewer times. But since I have never observed such behaviour myself I have to rely on guesswork for now. I beg you to please share with us any additional information that you might discover which may lead to such strange behaviour since one of us other PC fellows might just end up with such a case ourselves one day.

 

There may be a setting that can be changed. Since this is your 3rd. Prius, have you tried to check the 12V SOC on the diagnostic screen?:cheer2::cheer2:

 

I have no idea. There should be a Warning Message along with any buzzer. Look at pages 556 to 561 (the pink section) in your manual. Maybe one of those will make sense to your situation.

 

This was a common procedure on the previous generations, but like they say, if one is not aware of a problem, there is no problem!

 

Plugable,
I haven't noticed the beeps when leaving the PIP, but I will be listening tomorrow.

 

Come to think of it, that is the warning the car gives when you leave it in ready and step out of the car. Also, I have never tried it, but the same warning may go off if you leave the FOB in or around the car. Do you know the whereabouts of your other FOB?

 

As soon as I hit the Power button, my interior lights come on.

There are 3 types of customization that can be done: via the Display Audio Unit, via the Premium HDD Nav unit, and via the Dealer. It sounds like you are referring to one that can only be set via the Premium unit or via the Dealer.

This is an option that only your dealer needs can set. It can't be set by either the Display Audio or Premium Nav unit, unfortunately.

 

If it is the dealer where you bought the car, you may be able to talk them into doing it for free, like was done for me for to change the <bleep> continuous backup alert to a single beep.

 

I brought my PIP to the Dealer Monday, 26 days after purchase, and they had no problem changing the opening of the Driver door to also unlock the other doors. FREE.

 

There's a procedure in the manual to do that. No need for a trip to the dealer. Though it is nice of them to do it for free.

 

I too am experiencing this "one or more short beeps after powering off and opening driver door." It started at about 10k miles on my Prius v, a month ago or so. Hadn't changed a thing.

• No extra fob in car.
• Auto-off feature takes care of lights so it's not that.
• And I don't have a sunroof.
• And it's not like I'm even opening the door *while* I'm powering down ... there's a good second or two between releasing the power button and opening the door.

I thought it might be because my maintenance light had just come on for the 10K service and it was an added reminder (?), but that's out now and it's still doing it.

As far as leaving it in Drive, I never put it in Park before powering off (so is transmission really still in Drive?). My Prii have never fussed at me before for doing this.

Been a Prius driver for 10 years and this is my 3rd. Never experienced this before and just ...

... baffled.