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Paulgw · #20 (**permalink**) 11-23-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SPL

Paulgw — I did bring in the 2-page "Manual" for the Park Pilot this morning anyway, so I'm attaching a zipped scanned copy. You'll see that the dash button silences the beeping by temporarily disabling the Park Pilot until the next time that you go into reverse. By the way, I find that it frequently mis-triggers, and each time the continuous beep starts, it seems to go on for ages (at least 5 seconds) before it shuts off. This can be very annoying, especially when there's nothing behind the car, or even off to the sides. Droid13 have you found this mis-triggering with your Park Pilot?

On a related issue, the ultrasonic transducers aren't available in my car colour (Aloe Green Metallic), and so black transducers ("for all other colours") were fitted. They really do stand out on the green bumper though. I wonder whether painting them would affect their operation? Any information on this?

Paulgw — Slightly off topic, but since you have just received a Kentucky-made TCH, I'd be interested to know whether you have been able to successfully re-program the automatic door locking/unlocking options as given in my Manual on pages 42-44. [Your Manual may be different. Mine is listed on the back cover as AU-1, OM 33678U. Let me know what version yours is.] These options let you change things like the default door locking, which occurs as soon as you move the gear lever out of Park, so as to occur only when the vehicle gets above 20 km/h. I have been unable to get any of these changes to work. Are you able to make these changes? If so, I wonder whether the instructions in your version of the Manual might be clearer (or indeed, correct!). I'd appreciate it if you (or any other people!) could let me know whether they've succeeded in making these changes, and if so how. I think you may have to cancel the one option before activating a different option, but I've also tried this without success. Step-by-step instructions please — I may be doing something non-obvious but incorrect in my attempts. Thanks!

Stan

Many thanks Stan for the Park Assist instructions. You mentioned that the instructions describe the button on the dash, I can't find any reference to this button on the two sheets you sent me, am I still missing something?

We both seem to have great taste in car colour's, mine is also Aloe Green. Like you I was disappointed that it was one of the few colours for which Toyota did not offer colour matched sensors. So before I ordered the sensor option I looked into painting them, the salesman told me no can do. However my existing car had a single black sonar sensor which I'd never painted so before I traded it I gave it several coats of matching metallic touchup paint. Glad to say it still worked fine and I could not detect any decrease in sensitivity. I also found the following website with instructions:-
http://www.wjjeeps.com/park.htm

So, I plan to paint mine probably in the spring when the weather warms up, I'll try one first just to be on the safe side.

Regarding mis-triggering, I have not experienced any problems so far but then I have had the vehicle less than a week, I'll keep my fingers crossed!

RE OWNER'S MANUAL:- my manual is publication number OM33727U (printed in Japan) it however still has the door programming information on pages 42 -- 44. The answer to your question is NO! I tried this morning to change the locking feature to engage at 20 km/h but after 15 minutes gave up, the instructions just didn't seem to make sense to me.

My instructions are the same as in the online Camry iguide:- http://toyotaiguide.com/content/07Camry/iGuide.htm
Skip the intro and go to: keys and doors/Door Locks/Program Auto Door Locking; then click on the word PRINT at the lower edge of the fake wood. Let me know if you have any success, I am still confused regarding the difference between "ready" and "ON"!! If all else fails I will have the dealer to do it using their Intelligent Tester.