Celica Reversing Beep

External Since: Jan 29, 2005 Posts: 158

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:59:48 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:

>
>"Steph" wrote in message
>
>>> 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 do not know if the beeper is something that is required in the U.K. or
>not, so rather than telling you how to disable it, I'll provide some hints
>on how to check its function.
>
>The term "standard" is not used very much in the U.S. any more because the
>standard transmission on many cars sole here is now an automatic, but I'll
>assume that your car has a manually shifted transmission.
>
>I asked about the transmission type because it is easier to trace wiring for
>a manual transmission than an automatic transmission. You can take a look
>up underneath the dash to see if the beeper is readily visible, but I was
>not going to suggest disassembling the dashboard, because doing so often
>results in squeaks and rattles.
>
>There is a switch, either on the shifter, or on the transmission itself,
>that controls the backup lights. The backup light switch may also control
>the beeper, or there may be separate switch that can be disconnected or
>bypassed. There should be a switch somewhere near the shifter mechanism on
>the transmission. If you unplug the switch and the backup lights and beeper
>both stop working, then the switch controls both functions. If unplugging
>the switch only disables the lights or beeper but not both, then there are
>separate switches for the backup lights and beeper. Another possibility is
>that there are 2 switches near the shifter, 1 for the lights and 1 for the
>beeper.
>
>Another place to look for the backup and/or beeper switch is underneath the
>dust boot for the shift lever.

Ray. This beeping seems to be only on the 6-speed manual models
(Celica GTS, Matrix XRS, Corolla XRS, and the MR2 with SMT). Due to
the placement of reverse being dangerously close to 1st gear, they
added it as an auditory warning if people accidently shift into
reverse rather than first. The 6-speed Supra has a different shift
pattern so no warning beepers were necessary.

External Since: Jun 02, 2006 Posts: 4627

"Viperkiller" wrote in message

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> Ray. This beeping seems to be only on the 6-speed manual models
> (Celica GTS, Matrix XRS, Corolla XRS, and the MR2 with SMT). Due to
> the placement of reverse being dangerously close to 1st gear, they
> added it as an auditory warning if people accidently shift into
> reverse rather than first. The 6-speed Supra has a different shift
> pattern so no warning beepers were necessary.

Then I agree with your idea of using some kind of lockout mechanism as a
simple solution!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 7

I have a 2000 GTS and mine is like that also, It only beeps when it's on reverse.... There is a way though that you could turn it off ... but I doubt you'll want to do it cuz the celica 00+ are so dang sensetive that one small fried wire can shut the whole car down for example my car went dead when I was installing a dvd into the car dash cuz of the audio wire got burnt.... but if you want to kill the beeping sound slowly using a flat head or something flat to open the top to bottom and remove all of the bottons on the dash board. Then just snip off the wire Cool

I didn't do it to mine cuz i gotten used to the beep.
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