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pwg_860
09-12-2007, 04:45 PM
Manual 5 speed 1000 miles and when I drive all of the sudden I get this beeping. No lights on the dash, just beeping. Any ideas? I guess I'm gonna have visit the dealer................yuk.

Zoo
09-12-2007, 05:34 PM
you didn't hit the panic button on your remote did you?

draxcaliber
09-12-2007, 05:38 PM
is it the vehicle stability control?

pwg_860
09-12-2007, 06:13 PM
No I didn't hit the panic. I did once just to see if it worked. This just happens when I am driving. Come to think of it, it's usually when I turn left. Weird. It will beep 5 or 6 times then faster 5 times or so, then stop.

I don't have stability control. Thanks for the replys.

zoltiz
09-12-2007, 07:18 PM
Sounds like the seatbelt alarm. Anything heavy on the front pass seat?

Parking brake also has a beeper if you try to drive with it on.

pwg_860
09-12-2007, 07:30 PM
Sounds like the seatbelt alarm. Anything heavy on the front pass seat?

Parking brake also has a beeper if you try to drive with it on.



Ding, ding, ding, I think we have a winner. In fact I usually put my cooler (with lunch in it) on the seat. It's maybe 6 or seven pounds with the freezer packs. The other time it was a laundry bag with about 15 to twenty pounds. But why no seat belt light on the display?

Anyway, I will try my favorite winding road with nothing on the seat and see if that cures it. Thanks for possibly helping me avoid a trip to the dealer!

dbax
09-12-2007, 11:14 PM
I had this same thing happen to my xD -- my backpack was the cause.

The seatbelt light is near the clock, not on the dash. It can be kind of hard to see if it's bright outside.

pwg_860
09-13-2007, 12:34 AM
I can attest that it was indeed the seatbelt alarm. Whew! thanks, everybody who responded and to zoltiz who nailed the problem.

jamesIV
09-13-2007, 01:40 AM
if you go to your dealer you can request that they turn off the beeping, i am actually a toyota technician and already turned off mine because i carry a laptop around and a lot of gear to go with it. only problem is you have to make the dealer do it because it requires a toyota scan tool

pwg_860
09-13-2007, 01:24 PM
Hey james, great info. Thanks, I may just do that!

zoltiz
09-13-2007, 01:31 PM
No more chicken dance with ODO button and a key to play with the seatbelt reminder? Sucks.

SLODEANIS
09-14-2007, 12:57 AM
Yup, most likely the seat belt reminder...BUT...Don't forget if the e-brake is on, you will also get the beeping sound (and the light). The VSC beeping is really fast...I already tried it on my xD.