Reverse beep disabled! (Australia/Europe)

I did it! And I now have the perfect car... This isn't a software mod, that doesn't work in Australia or Europe apparently. You'll have to actually pull apart the dash but it's really easy, I t took me 1hr total.

First step is to pull the dash apart. It is been better explained elsewhere, so google ingineerix cmremoval

Once you've pulled the largest bit of plastic, the dash itself, you'll find the instrument cluster is attached to it underneath. This is where that little speaker is that's the cause of so much distress. You can either get a drill and drill out the speaker through the little square hole in protective plastic cover being careful not to drill too far into the circuit board, which is what I would have done in hindsight. Or you can do what I did and pull the plastic cover and wiggle the speaker back and forth until it snaps off. I recommend the former option, solely because I imagine the violence would be more satisfying

No beeps occur, no errors occur, everything is perfect! The beeps you'll 'disable' are 1) reverse 2) seat belt 3) door open with keys in the ignition 4) attempting to engage 'b' mode from neutral

Of course, all stereo related beeps still work. I then went ahead and installed a 'dolphin' brand reverse parking sensor kit which beeps once when reverse is engaged, so I still have a nice functionality there!

 

Yeah I considered that, I really don't care, as I have eyes beep b gone!

 

It's a good point though, I think we should compile a list of all the beeps that come from that speaker. Edit-- I will keep this list updated so people can be more informed when making their choice. Rebuttals etc can go in the rest of the thread.

Warnings/beeps from this speaker:
1) reversing
2) fasten seat belts
3) attempting to engage park while moving at speed
4) attempting to shift to reverse while moving forward at speed
5) attempting to shift to 'b' from neutral
6) attempting to engage drive/reverse without your foot on the brake
7) attempting to engage 'EV' mode when conditions aren't ideal

 

Why I killed the speaker (bearing in mind that I live in a first world country and there are 'actual' problems out there).

1) My BMW 318i doesn't beep at me at all and I get along just fine.
2) Every single beep works alongside a visual function. If I can't do something, I can see why in the form of a flashing light on the display.
3) Outside of NA, Prius owners can't disable the reverse or seat belt beeps.
4) I have installed a reverse parking sensor kit that gives me a short beep when reverse is engaged (and doesn't beep when I can't go into reverse). This ensures that the most important safety function is maintained, I know audibly when I'm in reverse. However, once again, I get along just fine without any beeps at all in my 318i.
5) I insist that the only other relevant safety function is prominently displayed in the form of a flashing red seatbelt light on the dash for either front occupant. I don't want to be beeped at when I chuck my laptop on the passenger seat and neither does my girlfriend when she chucks her handbag there, but the passenger seatbelt light is in the driver's blind spot so it's ok.
6) Engine faults etc seem to activate alongside the '! triangle' symbol which beeps though the stereo. This includes opening the drivers door while moving.

7) I am in beep free bliss!!!

 

Yeah they won't be able to help unfortunately. I have had that good fight for the past year of ownership, it's only NA prii that have the motherboard capable of having the beep altered. In the end I was installing the parrot bluetooth system and I thought, 'why not go a step further and rip that little speaker off?' Best decision of my life!!!

 

Please keep us posted!