i realize it is a safety feature, but i wish i could turn the volume down. Anyone been able to do this?

You can actually switch it off, as well as the beep when your seatbelt isn't buckled. Here you go:
http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/s...79&postcount=2

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Wow, that's awesome. I wonder how that Goldbergian sequence was discovered. I wonder if there's something similar to disable the HCH's annoying seatbelt/door open beeps?

if anyone knows how to turn off the Civics seatbelt warning...please do tell!

...most likely a donkey, but if he had to drive a car, i bet it would be a hybrid.

thanks!

One thing I have hated about my 2004 Prius was that ****ed back up beep. So, as soon as I found these instructions, I did it! Thanks so much for figuring it out. I am now a very happy Prius driver!! Yippie!

Riding along, singing a song - Lisa

Wow!!! That worked GREAT...all nice and quiet now!

Of course, given how quiet this car is on the outside (the dealer told me stories of how extra careful their employees have to be to not get run over on the lot--and I've certainly had similar experiences), I've always wondered why they didn't have an exterior beep instead of an interior beep?

As we often wonder in the software world, are there other "undocumented features" that we can play with? Easter eggs?

-sd

I was skimming through our 2001 Prius service manuals and found a description of a secret menu for diagnostics. It involves pressing two invisible buttons on a certain screen repeatedly. I haven't tried it out yet, but I wonder if there's anything like this for the 2004+ models?

2001 Prius Photos       2005 Prius Photos
'97 Prius Simulation Prius inner workings

Mnko, you're the only person I know of that would prefer an exterior beep. It's embarrassing enough having a car that pretends to be a truck while reversing.

Here is a transcription of my conversation with my Toyota mechanic at the dealership:

Is there any way to turn off that annoying backup beep?

No, sir. That is a safety feature. The car is so quiet that people need to know when it is in reverse.

But the beeping is inside the car, not outside as a warning to others.

It's for your own protection. The car is so quiet that people need to know when it is in reverse.

Yes, but the car is quiet even in drive. Why not a beeping sound then? How about a long high-pitched whistle?

Well, I would hope you know when it is in drive.

By that logic, I should know when it is in reverse. When the car is going backwards, it is in reverse. When it is going forwards, it is in drive.

is a safety feature, sir.