I couldn't find how to disable the annoying back up and seat belt beeping noise in this chat room, but I was able to find it on Google. Here are the instructions. (This works for an 07 Prius, I did it today and it worked like a charm.) It's important to follow the directions exactly: Disabling the Reverse beep Turn your car either on or to “IG-ON†mode (IG-ON is pressing the power button twice while your foot isn’t on the brake) Next cycle through the ODO button (if your car is already displaying ODO you just have to hit it 3 times TripA,TripB,ODO) Turn off the car Now while applying pressure to the brake hit the power button (aka start your car) Within 6 seconds after starting push and hold ODO button for 15 seconds After 15 seconds have passed while still holding the ODO button shift from P to R, then back to P. Let go of ODO button On trip display you’ll see either “b-on†or “b-off†we want b-off. Press the ODO button until you see the display reading “b-off†Power off the car Congrats, you’ve successfully disabled the “dump-truck†beep from your toyota prius! Note** If you disconnect your 12v battery anytime after doing this procedure the car may reset itself and turn the reverse beep back on. Simply go through the steps again. Disable the Seatbelt Beep If you’ve ever put anything heavy in the passenger seat you’ll know what I mean by “annoying seatbelt beepâ€. The procedure to disable the seatbelt beep is the same as the reverse beep except for one step. When you get to the step where you would start the shifting process substitute that with the buckling/unbuckling of the appropriate seat. Also, you must have someone or yourself seated in the passenger seat while disabling the passenger seat. Following these simple steps should result in successfully disabling those annoying beeps that your Prius has.
I found this info on the tech section of this website , priuschat and did it a few months ago. It was so nice to have that option. There are other options listed here also. Check them out.
I had success with disabling the Reverse beep but when I try to disable the seat belt, it says its already off, I can toggle it on and off but it does not seem to change. Any ideas please ?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mtissington @ Aug 24 2007, 01:49 PM) [snapback]501717[/snapback]</div> I haven't done it, but I believe success (or failure) depends on if someone is sitting in the seat while that you're turning off while you're doing the sequence.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TJR's Prius @ Aug 19 2007, 07:34 PM) [snapback]498877[/snapback]</div> There's a really good reason dump trucks have a back up beeper. There's also a really good reason Prius' have a back up beeper. The instructions for disabling the beeper are readily available on PC if you use the search function properly. There are also many accounts from folks who used to be annoyed by the beeper, until they realized that backing into something because they didn't realize that their car was in reverse is much more than annoying. (And costly!) I was annoyed by the beep, until I read a few horror storys. Good luck!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jstack @ Aug 24 2007, 02:35 AM) [snapback]501452[/snapback]</div> sorry. I'm a noob (this is my first post ever) I can't seem to find this tech section. Is this just a section in the forum I should search? All I keep finding is the reverse beep and seatbelt beep. I'd like to take a look at the other options. Can someone post a link to this tech section or to the page that has the different options?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GreenJohnny @ Aug 24 2007, 08:27 PM) [snapback]501824[/snapback]</div> And they aren't the same reasons. Tom
