Seatbelt Beep on/off

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  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Does anyone know for sure if the seatbelt beep can't be enabled/disabled on the 05 models? I had a Yaris as a courtesy car and the passenger side seatbelt reminder would beep if I drove without the front passenger buckling up. I'd like to turn that on on the Prius.

    I tried the method in the KB. Is there any particular trick (e.g. no passenger in the front seat when doing the reverse beep)
     
    #1 Tideland Prius, Dec 20, 2005
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    Are you talking about this one?

    http://priuschat.com/forums/kb.php?mode=article&k=7

    I think the seat belt beep you want to deactivate has to be buckled and unbuckled during the procedure...

    I definitely have disabled at least my driver's side seat belt beep on my '05...
     
    #2 jwe8f, Dec 20, 2005
  3. Tideland Prius

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    hmm, can you enable the passenger side?

    For the driver's one (I'll use this as the control), can I be seated in the driver's seat while I buckle/unbuckle?

    Also, do I wait or just buckle and unbuckle immediately (while still holding the ODO button)
     
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    help? I can't figure out why I can't get the passenger side to beep.
     
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    As a bonus, it will also beep when you have a single hardcover novel on the passenger seat. I've noticed it doesn't require very much weight to cause the passenger seatbelt icon on the dash to flash. The weight of a typical hardcover novel is all it takes in my car.
     
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    Did you toggle the Trip/ODO button so that b-on appears?
     
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    I think you need a passenger (or a passenger emulating weight) in the seat to get you to the point of enabling the beep.
    I tried that too unsuccessfully soon after getting the car, but haven't tried since with a passenger weight.
     
    #7 DanMan32, Dec 22, 2005
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    The passenger weight sensor is so sensitive I wouldn't bother enabling the passenger seatbelt beep.

    If I did, I would have to "buckle in" by groceries, my lunch box, my hardcover novel, or just about anything else that I put in the passenger seat.

    It takes only a very light press in the center of the passenger seat to set off the weight sensor and cause the passenger seatbelt dashboard icon to flash.
     
    #8 Marlin, Dec 22, 2005
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