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From: Cathy F. on 9 Apr 2010 16:52 For anyone else out there with a Prius. When I took mine (manufactured prior to Jan. '10) in for its ABS recall glitch to be fixed, I also asked for the Reverse beeper to be switched from continuous to one initial beep. Ahhhhhh... much better! Why one earth the continuous beeper is even there, I can't fathom. It's an interior-only beep; & if I put the car into reverse, then step on the accelerator, I -do- sort of expect the car to back up... Also, asked them to change the auto-off 30 sec. delay default on he headlights to immediate off. The Prius has auto-off headlights, but unfortunately no daytime running lights nor auto-on full lights. So... I just leave them on. (I'm one of those people who, sans auto-on lights, sometimes forgets to turn on the lights if the parking lot is well lit, & then winds up driving down the streets w. no lights. Arghhh.) But that defaut 30 sec. delay prompts people to let you know that "your headlights are on." Having them switched to "immediate off" solves that very minor problem. I wish the owner could just program these options - which don't affect the running of the car in any important ways - via a menu on the digital dash display. Cathy
From: Cathy F. on 9 Apr 2010 18:41 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-59C446.17150209042010(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <8bqdnc0n_NcaDiLWnZ2dnUVZ_qydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > "Cathy F." <clfr(a)rrroadrunnerrr.com> wrote: > >> For anyone else out there with a Prius. When I took mine (manufactured >> prior to Jan. '10) in for its ABS recall glitch to be fixed, I also asked >> for the Reverse beeper to be switched from continuous to one initial >> beep. >> Ahhhhhh... much better! Why one earth the continuous beeper is even >> there, >> I can't fathom. It's an interior-only beep; & if I put the car into >> reverse, >> then step on the accelerator, I -do- sort of expect the car to back up... >> >> Also, asked them to change the auto-off 30 sec. delay default on he >> headlights to immediate off. The Prius has auto-off headlights, but >> unfortunately no daytime running lights nor auto-on full lights. So... I >> just leave them on. (I'm one of those people who, sans auto-on lights, >> sometimes forgets to turn on the lights if the parking lot is well lit, & >> then winds up driving down the streets w. no lights. Arghhh.) But that >> defaut 30 sec. delay prompts people to let you know that "your headlights >> are on." Having them switched to "immediate off" solves that very minor >> problem. >> >> I wish the owner could just program these options - which don't affect >> the >> running of the car in any important ways - via a menu on the digital dash >> display. >> >> Cathy > > But the owner *can* program those options via obscure button pushes on > the dashboard. > > I turned off my reverse beep and my passenger seatbelt beep on my 07 > that way. No trip to the dealer required. How?? I've looked - re: the dash items/menu, I've read (& re-read) the manual - didn't find any mention/evidence re: DIY. If you know how to do it, reply with the info, please. This would allow me to make any other little adjustments in the future w/out making a dlr. appt. Cathy P.S, Why would you turn off the passenger seatbelt beeper? (Unless you have stuff that weighs as much as a person on that seat - which would trip the beeper.)
From: Cathy F. on 10 Apr 2010 12:57 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-1D73AC.01552010042010(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <SLKdnTpDFfKWMCLWnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > "Cathy F." <clfr(a)rrroadrunnerrr.com> wrote: > >> > I turned off my reverse beep and my passenger seatbelt beep on my 07 >> > that way. No trip to the dealer required. >> >> How?? I've looked - re: the dash items/menu, I've read (& re-read) the >> manual - didn't find any mention/evidence re: DIY. >> If you know how to do it, reply with the info, please. This would allow >> me >> to make any other little adjustments in the future w/out making a dlr. >> appt. >> >> Cathy > > It's not documented in the owner's manual. I prowled around the various > Prius forums out there to figure out this obscure stuff. IOW, you don't remember? Those "obscure button pushes on the dashboard" must be *really* obscure, to fool around with the displays a lot (moi) & never find thsoe options. >> P.S, Why would you turn off the passenger seatbelt beeper? (Unless you >> have >> stuff that weighs as much as a person on that seat - which would trip the >> beeper. > > Because I don't need a passenger seatbelt beeper. My passengers wear > seat belts, but sometimes only after I tell them to--and the car doesn't > need to make extraneous noises. Just like that damn reverse beeper. Well, the seatbelt reminder beeper would eliminate the need for you to tell them. It's not in the same league as the reverse beeper since A) it actually serves a logical purpose! & B) it shuts up as soon as the seatbelt is engaged. Cathy
From: Cathy F. on 10 Apr 2010 16:06 Top-posting, since this post is long & I don't really want to trim it. Anyway, thanks, but... I just checked on PriusChat (where htmlspinnr had posted) & turns out this doesn't work on the 2010 - dealership needs to do the modifications, after all. Cathy "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-4EDE0D.13493210042010(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <sKydnZ23B_xFMF3WnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > "Cathy F." <clfr(a)rrroadrunnerrr.com> wrote: > >> > It's not documented in the owner's manual. I prowled around the >> > various >> > Prius forums out there to figure out this obscure stuff. >> >> IOW, you don't remember? Those "obscure button pushes on the dashboard" >> must be *really* obscure, to fool around with the displays a lot (moi) & >> never find thsoe options. > > hang on, let me see if I keep the documentation. > > Yep, I did. Someone put those steps up on a web forum somewhere and I > grabbed them: > > - - - - - > > How to eliminate Reverse Beep & Seatbelt Beep > Step by step instructions on how to eliminate the Reverse & Seatbelt > Beeps Thanks to > htmlspinnr for providing and testing out these methods. > > Steps: > > 1. Power on the car to IG-ON or READY. IG-ON will do for this purpose. > 2. Using the Trip/ODO button, set the Trip/ODO display to ODO (not Trip > A or Trip B) > 3. Power off the car. > 4. Now power the car to READY (brake on). This is required so that step > 6 works > correctly. > 5. Within 6 seconds of powering on, press and hold the Trip/ODO button > for 10 seconds > or more. > 6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO *after* the 10 seconds, shift the "gear" > selector from > P to R, then back to P. Now release the Trip/ODO button. > 7. If the last step was successful, "b on" or "b off" should be > displayed in the location > where the Trip Odometer or Odometer is normally displayed. "b on" is > beep on, and "b > off" is beep off. > 8. Press Trip/ODO to toggle the mode. > 9. Now power the car off to exit the toggle mode. > 10. Power the car on to READY and confirm the reverse beep status by > shifting to R. The > beep should not be audible if "b off" was selected, and should be > audible if "b on" was > selected.. > > Note: The Repair manual page states that if the the 12v battery is > disconnected, the beep > will reset to the default of on, and this procedure will need to be > performed again. The > repair manual also isn't clear that Trip/ODO should remain depressed > while shifting. > > Additional Note: The driver and passenger seatbelt reminder chime can be > disabled or > enabled (respectively, defaults appear to be driver on and passenger > off) using similar > steps. Instead of shifting from P to R to P in step 6, simply buckle > then unbuckle the > appropriate seatbelt while continuing to depress the Trip/ODO button. > > - - - - - > > Then there's resetting the power windows after a power loss, so that > they work properly: > > - - - - - > > If resetting is not > > performed, the master switch assembly will not be > > able to operate the AUTO operation function, jam > > protection function and remote UP / DOWN function. > > (a) *1: Turn the power switch ON (IG). > > (b) *2: Open the power window halfway by pressing the > > power window switch. > > � *3: Fully pull up on the switch until the power > > window is fully closed and continue to hold the > > switch for at least 1 second. > > (d) *4: Check that the AUTO UP / DOWN function > > operates normally. > > If the AUTO UP / DOWN function operates normally, > > reset operations are complete. If abnormal, follow > > steps below. > > (e) Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal cable > > for 10 seconds. > > (f) Connect the battery terminal cable. > > (g) Perform steps *1 to *4 again.
From: Cathy F. on 10 Apr 2010 19:06
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-878E29.18445410042010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi... > In article <n_6dnUs594-5R13WnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > "Cathy F." <clfr(a)rrroadrunnerrr.com> wrote: > >> Anyway, thanks, but... I just checked on PriusChat (where htmlspinnr had >> posted) & turns out this doesn't work on the 2010 - dealership needs to >> do >> the modifications, after all. > > well, to me that just means we haven't yet found out the obscure > button-pushes that accomplish the task. > > No doubt we will. Maybe. But I don't quite understand why Toyota doesn't just program in a menu for the driver to easily access, to adjust these sorts of settings (lights - elapse time for interior & headlights, reverse beeper, etc.- nothing that would render the car illegal or unsafe) to individual likes; people would love that. I doubt if that sort of deal would raise the purchase price enough to preclude it. |