Disable Beep on a 2008 Prius

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  1. Buckland

    Buckland New Member

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    1- Turn car on, cycle odo to read odo and not trip a or b
    2- Turn car off
    3- Turn car on, within 6 seconds press odo and HOLD it
    4- While still holding odo shift into reverse
    5- While still holding odo press park, odo will change to b-on
    6- Press odo once, b-on will become b-off
    7- Turn car off
    8- Turn car on, wait for normal start up beeps to finish and shift silently into
    Reverse.

    I just did it and now can rest my ears when I back out of my 100 foot driveway.

    Buck
     
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  2. MagneticGrayIndy

    MagneticGrayIndy 06Prius;94M Miata;65Rambler770

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    I love the internet!!! :D annoying beep? disabled!
     
    #2 MagneticGrayIndy, May 22, 2008
  3. JackInNC

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    Ok....I'm going to rent a prius for a week the week after next to make sure that I'm going to be ok with the legroom for an extended period. It would be nice to be able to turn the beep off, but I suspect that the rental company would rather have it back on when I return it. So....how do you turn the dang thing back on?

    Jack
     
    #3 JackInNC, May 30, 2008
  4. pdhenry

    pdhenry It's HEEERE!

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    Same process, just toggle b-off to b-on instead of the other way around.
     
    #4 pdhenry, May 30, 2008
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    I doubt that the rental company would notice the lack of the beep, but just repeat the steps in the original post to re-enable it.
     
    #5 ForTheGlory, May 30, 2008
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    I did this exactly as written with no avail - tried multiple times.....any suggestions as to what i might be doing wrong?
     
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  7. Buckland

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    The above was for a 2008 Prius. It's different for the earlier models. Look on this forum for other instructions I'm sure you'll find them.

    Buck

    P.S.
    It's important to keep pressure on the odo button throughout the process. If you let go at any time it will not work.
     
    #7 Buckland, May 30, 2008
  8. MagneticGrayIndy

    MagneticGrayIndy 06Prius;94M Miata;65Rambler770

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    works just fine for the '06... so does the seat belt buzzer fix
     
    #8 MagneticGrayIndy, May 30, 2008
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    What I realized after a couple of failures is that the Park button has to be pushed after putting into reverse; then you get the b-off/b-on selection.

    It's exactly the same process for the 2006 and 2008, because I have one of each and did it successfully in both.
     
    #9 kimgh, May 30, 2008
  10. Lloyd9

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    Any chance you know how to change the Odometer from Miles to Kilometers using similar method? I bought/imported 2008 Barcelona Red Touring from AZ to BC-Canada, but have only been able to change speedometer to KM's. NAV changes with set-up.
    Thanks

    Lloyd

     
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  11. Buckland

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    Hey Lloyd,
    I think you may be able to find that in the manual. But you are right, when I went to Florida I changed the speedometer from Kilometers to Miles, but the odometer stayed in Kilometers even though the nav system switched.

    Buck
     
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    I'm sorry where is the seat belt buzzer fix? The same as the back up beep?
    Thanks
     
    #12 clifford, Jun 3, 2008
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    Are you guys going into accessory mode? Or actually pressing on the brakes and starting the engine/car? If you're actually pressing on the brakes, are you holding them throughout the process?
     
    #13 ultimate4g63, Jun 3, 2008
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    Bump for an answer.
     
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  15. Buckland

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    With your foot on the brake your car will not roll backwards while you are studying the dash. If you are in the garage it could be embarrassing and could cost you a garage door. Note that after step #5 you can release the ODO button to perform step #6.

    Buck
     
    #15 Buckland, Jun 4, 2008
  16. ultimate4g63

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    Ok so we're not doing this in accessory mode? We do need to turn it to "IGN" with the brakes?
     
    #16 ultimate4g63, Jun 4, 2008
  17. chrisspaulding

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    Buckland,
    what's package B (in your signature) for the 2008? Thought it was 2-6?
    .
     
    #17 chrisspaulding, Jun 5, 2008
  18. Buckland

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    I don't really know what "package" I got. I just told the dealer I wanted it fully loaded. They sell things differently here in Canada. My signature wouldn't let me pick anything else that made sense.

    Buck
     
    #18 Buckland, Jun 6, 2008
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    i just did this. it took me about 6 mins (with one false start before a successful run.) thank you very much for posting this info!
     
    #19 snengnr, Nov 20, 2008
  20. NC_Prius

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    Edit: I have a 2008 Prius, and I couldn't get this to work w/out holding the ODO button down for 12 seconds (after starting) before I did anything else.
     
    #20 NC_Prius, Nov 29, 2008
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