Celica Reversing Beep

#21

On 21/4/07 3:49 AM, in article C27Wh.4513$nh7.1708 (AT) newsfe7-win (DOT) ntli.net,
"Steph" <notme (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

The beep is not to remind you that you are backing up, but, rather, to
warn
others, like pedestrians, that you are backing up. And the pedestrians may
be in a location where you can't see them, so it helpful, even with the
best of drivers.

Jeff

I don't believe so - the beep is not audible outside the car - it's only
designed to irritate the hell out of occupants.

I don't know about your model, but check the fuse box for a related fuse.

You never know, that cured the annoying "key in ignition with door open"
chime.

Cheers

Hammo

#22

"Steph" <notme (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

What model year Celica?
Does it have an automatic or a manual transmission/
What country are you in?
Where is the beep coming from?
--

It's a 2006 vvt-i 1.8 litre standard UK model. The beep comes from
somewhere behind the dash ... and no, I'm not going to rip the dash out to
try and locate it!

I can't help you to disable the beeper, but your response to the location
causes me to wonder what the beep could be for. It is common to put a
reverse beeper on vehicles to alert bystanders that the vehicle will not be
moving forward as might be expected. I would find a beeper like this on a
passenger car to be annoying, as you apparently find it, so my thoughts are
with you as you find a way to turn it off.

Having said that, if the beep is coming from inside the vehicle, I have to
wonder how effective it might be for pedestrians that may be walking behind
your car. If the beep were loud enough to be coming from inside the car, and
could be heard outside, then it must be very loud indeed. If the beep were
coming from under the car, but on the outside, then you would hear it
inside, and this would still be annoying, but might help to help you find
it.

What is the reason "they" give for having a beeper that can not be turned
off?

#23

"Steph" <notme (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

But still one point eludes me. Probably most manual shift cars have 5
gears arranged thus:-

R 1 3 5
2 4

The 5 speeds that I have encountered have always been this way:
1 3 5
2 4 R
This is the way in my Jeep that I have right now, and on a few others
today that I can think of. I would think the best place would be to the
right of the higher gears with a lockout.

The Prius has the annoying reverse beep that is for only inside the car.
We decided to leave it on for at least a while until we were sure we had
the patterns engrained into our little minds (there is a disable
sequence). After 5000 miles we pretty much do not even hear it anymore.
Tomes

#24

On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:37:11 GMT, "Steph" <notme (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Irritating as it might be, it has a small significant use. You
obviously have the 6-speed manual transmission. As you have noticed,
reverse is very near 1st gear...poor placement if you ask me.
Although it takes more force to get into reverse, there is a segment
of people that confuse the two. They added the reverse beeping to
discern reverse from 1st gear. Toyota didn't want their clients
backing up on the car behind them on a red light that just turned
green. It's an anathema for good drivers like you and me but Toyota
found it necessary to make the car more "idiot proof."

All this brio could have been prevented by making the reverse like
Volkwagens' where they have to press down towards the shifter to make
it go into reverse.

Yes, I can almost follow the logic. I do have the 6-speed manual box - and
I LOVE the 6th gear.
But still one point eludes me. Probably most manual shift cars have 5 gears
arranged thus:-

R 1 3 5
2 4

So, the addition of gear 6 below 5 makes absolutely no difference to the
spacing in the top row. As others have said, if they're concerned about
accidentally selecting R instead of 1, they only needed to put a lift or a
press gate in to protect it. The beep is a very feeble compromise.

And my reason for making an issue of it? My garage is at the end of a 50
yard twisting drive with no option to turn around - I either have to reverse
in or out. The excess noise is actually a distraction (try reading a book
whilst listening to heavy metal music). I've now scraped one corner of the
bumper

In the US, the 5-speed manual has a pattern of:

1 3 5
2 4 R

So, the addition of the 6th speed has forced a relocation of the
reverse gear, much to our chagrin.

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