hello everyone, we just bought one for the wife, and i like to know if anyone knows how to disable the following:

-locking/unlocking beeps
-seatbelt warning beeps for both driver and passenger

thanks in advance,
ben

hmm ... its my understanding the seatbelt beeps are unchangeable. They were a feature that could be disabled at first, then you had to make it work, then it couldn't be done. This was on the tC, I'm assuming the xD's use the same system.

as for the beeps ... personally, I like them. I always wanted an audible alert and that little beep is perfect. I think if we search and dig enough, we can find where it's been changed on the last run of xA's. I seem to recall a similar post there.

They can be disabled for driver only, passenger only, or both driver & passenger, but you have to take it to your Scion dealer to have it done with the Toyota Techstream. All the available features you can change are in your owners manual such as 2-button unlock, lock/unlock beeper, key in ignition beeper (slow, medium, fast), interior light fade timing (7s, 15s, 30s), etc...

^^^ have you had any of these changed by the dealer? i wonder how much they would charge.

but thanks anyway for the info,
ben

if it's that annoying, find the speaker and disconnect it ;-) save a few bucks

The beeper is built into the cluster and if you disconnect that, then you disconnect the e-brake warning, headlamps on warning and if equipped with VSC, the skid warning. Not to mention ruining something within the cluster making it completely useless. Best just to have the dealer disable it with the techstream.

disconnecting a speaker will not disable your dash... wtf. disconnecting the harness to the dash will, but finding the speaker & clipping either cable attached to it will only cut the circuit to the speaker.

Why not do the software fix though so you aren't disabling the other functionality, such as head lamps which is useful. I think cutting it seems pretty stupid when you can probably get them to do it for free at the time of purchase.

disconnecting a speaker will not disable your dash... wtf. disconnecting the harness to the dash will, but finding the speaker & clipping either cable attached to it will only cut the circuit to the speaker.

I didn't say it would disable the dash. I said instrument cluster...The thing with the gauges...The speaker is not just behind the dash, it is actually soldered into the instrument cluster and is only accessable if you OPEN it up and start tearing things apart....There are no wires to the speaker...It is attached to a circuit board behind everything else.

so de-solder it! where's the fun in taking it to the dealership? ripping your car to pieces is the only way to really get aquainted ;-D

*scared of offroadfrontier Mad Sciontist!*

well everyone, just went to the dealer today, they were able to disable the locking/unlocking beep, but they said the seat belt warning beep was a safety thing, and they can't/won't disable it.

they didn't charge me anything for service, but now i just have to figure out how to do the seat belt warning beep.

ben

I don't find the seat belt beep annoying because I wear a seat belt so I don't really hear it.

The seatbelt beep isn't annoying when it beeps b/c someone doesn't have their seatbelt on, it just reminds me to yell at my passenger to buckle up. It is however annoying when I have something in the passenger seat and it will randomly set off the beeping while I'm driving.

Anyone had any luck getting the dealer to disable just the passenger alarm? If it's even possible.

I don't find the seat belt beep annoying because I wear a seat belt so I don't really hear it.
don't get me wrong, i always wear my seat belt, but most of the time i take it off before parking the car, or i'll start driving before i click it in.

it's not a BIG deal, but i like it better like my xb.

ben

i went to the dealer today, and a friend of mine who works there disabled the unlocking/locking beeps, seat belt warning for passenger and myself (you have the option), he also changed my interior lighting time from 7.5 sec to 15. The man at the front desk said they usually charge a small fee but because the mechanic was my friend, it would be free. Not sure if he was just trying to make my buddy look good or not, it only took 20 minutes, how much could they charge? Also, my friend did not hesitate to turn off the seatbelt warnings, but i can see how someone else may not want to do it because it is a safety issue. They controlled all of these settings through a small laptop they called their Techstream (hooks up just below the left side of the dash, near the automatic air pressure reset button) , it also looked at my engines vitals, and ran diagnostics. Pretty cool little device. There were also other setting that could be changed, like pressing unlock once could unlock all doors,instead of twice which is the default. Hope this helps some one, and Good luck!

Thanks for the info.

like they say, "it's who you know, not what you know."

ben

i went to the dealer today, and a friend of mine who works there disabled the unlocking/locking beeps, seat belt warning for passenger and myself (you have the option), he also changed my interior lighting time from 7.5 sec to 15. The man at the front desk said they usually charge a small fee but because the mechanic was my friend, it would be free. Not sure if he was just trying to make my buddy look good or not, it only took 20 minutes, how much could they charge? Also, my friend did not hesitate to turn off the seatbelt warnings, but i can see how someone else may not want to do it because it is a safety issue. They controlled all of these settings through a small laptop they called their Techstream (hooks up just below the left side of the dash, near the automatic air pressure reset button) , it also looked at my engines vitals, and ran diagnostics. Pretty cool little device. There were also other setting that could be changed, like pressing unlock once could unlock all doors,instead of twice which is the default. Hope this helps some one, and Good luck!

My dealer (and I called Scion) told me that they are note allowed to disable the Seatbelt Warnings, what gives??? I cannot stand the warnings and would like them removed or changed, they just give a warning too soon and are irratating.. Can anyone suggest something?

easy fix.

Go to a junk yard, cut off the buckle of a seat belt and plug into your seatbelt.

is this the same for the xB2?

easy fix.

Go to a junk yard, cut off the buckle of a seat belt and plug into your seatbelt.

I do wear my seatbelt though, so getting a buckle will not solve my problem. I would like them to adjust the buzzer so it is not a NAG. Give me atleast a minute or so to put it on.

Anyone have a wiring diagram of the seatbelt sensor mechanism? Maybe it could be bypassed with a jumper?

I think I am just going to ask my dealer to disable it in techstream when next take my car in.

The seatbelt warning beeps don't bother me EXCEPT when I have something in the passenger seat. They should have put a button on the dash where you could disable it for this reason. If they made it reset everytime the car was shut off, then every time the car was started, the alarm would sound, to remind you. BUT then you have the option to shut it off. So you would have been warned each time.

I want to know if there is a way to have the doors automatically lock, after you have driven a certain distance or for a certain amount of time. All my other vehicle automatically lock after I have reached 10 miles per hour. BUT this feature can be disabled on all my other vehicles also. So you don't have to have the door auto lock if you don't want to.

The automatic door locks on the xD is actually false, from what we've learned :( Only the xB-2 can do this. It really sucks too because Scion actually posted a video about doing this, but then took it off. Bad Scion.

The automatic door locks on the xD is actually false, from what we've learned :( Only the xB-2 can do this. It really sucks too because Scion actually posted a video about doing this, but then took it off. Bad Scion.

Which from my personal experience is a Total lie from Scion! If you find the thread that I started some time ago when my car locked me out by itself, we know that it CAN do it. Do not know why it was not done by default though, who knows....

^^
agreed. my car didn't lock me out, but i hit the unlock button, talked to a friend for a few...then was surprised when i saw my headlights flashing again like i had hit the lock button. that was impossible, since the remote wasn't in my hand anymore.
i think my car had locked itself because no one had opened the door within a certain amount of time?

this same thing happened to me back when i first got my tc back in 04. I was told it had to do with somelight wired in reverse.

It funny you guys say this. I've onlly had mine for 3 weeks but twice I found the doors locked when I know I had left them unlocked.

guess I'll get one of the wallet keys from AAA just in case it locks by itself and my keys are still inside.

Uh if you unlock the car but do NOT open any of the doors it will lock itself again. Even if you're inside with the key in the ignition turned so you can listen to the radio, unlock the doors but don't open them, it will lock itself again. I've been embarassed many times by this because my alarm goes off when I get out of my car for class.

It's like that with all the Scions. Unlock but don't open a door, it will lock itself again.

the 4Runner does the same thing, Don't ask me why I never thought of that! he he he

Thanks for the reminder.

It's like that with all the Scions. Unlock but don't open a door, it will lock itself again.

How about, leave key in ignition with engine running, open door, get out, go into convenience store, come back to car, find out some idiot car manufacturer tells my locks to lock me out.....

Scion told me that it was wrong, but will see when I visit the dealer....

^^ That I don't know. Someone inside playing a joke? :P

There is a process to turn off the seatbelt beep... I've done it on my 08 tc... I've heard it works on all toyotas. I can't remember what all you had to do but it had something to do with the trip button, and putting the seatbelts on and off... a bunch of junk. search aroun on SL and you'll find it. I'm looking for it because I unplugged the ecu and reset the setting... now I need to know how to do it again....

found it...
This will work for all Scion / Toyota.

It can be turned off.
1.) Power on (ignition on will do)
2.) Set trip/ODO to ODO (if its already on ODO you will have to cycle through)
3.) Power off
4.) Power on w/brake on
5.) (Within 6 seconds), press and hold the ODO for 10 seconds or more
6.) While STILL holding the ODO *after 10 seconds*, buckle BOTH seatbelts. Now release the ODO
7.) You will see in the trip display either a "b on" or "b off"
8.) Press the ODO to toggle between "b on" or b off" YOU WANT "b off"
9.) Now power off.

I tried this but did not work. I tried with with the ignition on AND starting the car.

Are you supposed to keep your foot on the brake the entire time? Or do you mean the parking brake? I tried both ways.

I never see b on or b off, once I let go of the button on the ODO, it just goes to the trip odo.

It's like that with all the Scions. Unlock but don't open a door, it will lock itself again.

i know the first gen xb's didnt do that, and the xa's that came with keyless entry didnt either.

let me back up a little bit, I never got the b off or b on in the little screen, but it did do something.

What happens now is if I do NOT put on my seatbelt (drivers side), it will beep 5 times when the car is first started, but will stop. The little red light will continue to flash.

Also, I put something heavy in the passenger seat. the little red light for the passenger starts to flash and the beep will continue for about 20 seconds, starts off slow, about 5 beeps, then speeds up really fast, about 40 more beeps, total time is about 20 seconds but then stops. the light continues to flash.

I've done a seach and there are several varriations of this procedure for toyota trucks, Prius, corolla, etc. They all seem just a tiny bit different, some don't use the brake, some do, some say shift from park to drive then back again, etc. Like I said, all a bit different and all of them don't always work for the cars they say they will.

So for the 2008 XD, I think it's about as good as I gonna get, I don't care about the drivers beep because I just wear my seatbelt but for the passenger, even if i put my laptop on the seat, it will beep. but now only for about 20 seconds.

I have not tried it yet but what started happening the other day was that it beeped for about 30 seconds and then stopped but the light continued to flash. I will try it and see if anything else changes.

I have not tried it yet but what started happening the other day was that it beeped for about 30 seconds and then stopped but the light continued to flash. I will try it and see if anything else changes.

This sound pretty much what mine is doing now, but maybe only beep for 20 seconds. At least it does stop. It's not the big of a deal except when you want to throw something in the passenger seat, which I do all the time.

I havent tried this again yet, but I'm going to tonight.... I remember I had some problems getting it to work he first time... I ended up getting my girlfriend to sit in the passenger seat to buckle the seat belt while I held the odo button.... Maybe that had something to do with it. In any case, all I can say is I know for sure it can be done on an 08 tC using the steps provided, or some slight variation. I tried doing it from memory just now and I ended up holding the odo while holding the brake turning the car on, I noticed it did some type of count down... who knows. I'll look into it on my break coming up.

After searching some more, I think I've found a shorter version... maybe it'll work better.

turn ign. to on position
switch to odo view press and hold for 10 secs
while still holding, buckle drivers belt
hit odo button to toggle b-on or b-off

So have any xD owners gotten this to work diy yet?