Beep sound for B Mode?

And I am wedded to the claim because every time I accelerate in B, the car feels like it's stalling, just like when you have forgotten the parking brake. That's how I realize it's in B. If you don't accelerate hard, you will not notice it.

 

I don't mind irrelevant as long as it's useful. I always like to learn new things. It's when it's confused and insistent that it's a problem!

 

I agree with the first statement and it's always stuck at 100 MPG when I am using B whilst slowing down, but it drops when I am accelerating in B--and I presume it drops more than when accelerating under D.

The second I am not sure is true.

Anyway, I have not seen any decrease in fuel efficiency since I started using it, if anything it has gone up.

And I am not concerned with fuel efficiency.

My only problem as I've said is that you can't accelerate as fast with D--which is how I realize I've forgotten it.

 

This information is irrelevant, the post contains the key points. The only thing the post asked is if someone knew how to tinker with the software. I should not have to justify the question.

The fact that everyone wants to just tell you what to do instead because they actually don't know the answer is the problem with such fora.

I am still hopeful someone will show up...

 

The unpleasantness here is something to behold. Do people not have better things to do on a Saturday than tell people off for asking questions they are not interested in finding out the answer?

This is supposed to be a forum to help fellow Prius owners.

And PS. I am not "deflecting criticism." The comments are technically unsound and they don't respond to my question, which should be answered by someone who knows the software, not people who don;t think it's a good idea not to forget you're in B gear, as the manual advises you.

Why I need to hear what I should do rather than an answer to the question *by someone who knows the software* is not clear.

 

We're talking about a beeper here, people, not a new starship. No one is asking a redesign of the Prius.

The beeper for reverse was not "necessary for the system to work correctly" either as most people disable it , but it was still introduced. What's the beef here?

And the unpleasantness comes from assuming you are correct that having a beeper remind you you are in B mode is unnecessary, when the manual explicitly states you should shift to D when driving normally--and then using language like "unnecessary and ignorant manner", "folly," etc. We have beepers and sounds to remind us of things all the time in the car.



I'm not the one making this into an issue, of course. All of you are, who instead of saying, "I don't know, never heard of that" seem to think it's ok to lecture with claims that contradict the manual.

 

We're talking about a beeper here, people, not a new starship. No one is asking a redesign of the Prius.

The beeper for reverse was not "necessary for the system to work correctly" either as most people disable it , but it was still introduced. What's the beef here?

And the unpleasantness comes from assuming you are correct that having a beeper remind you you are in B mode is unnecessary, when the manual explicitly states you should shift to D when driving normally--and then using language like "unnecessary and ignorant manner", "folly," etc, which are all condescending--and as always inaccurate, even projections. We have beepers and sounds to remind us of things all the time in the car.

I'm not the one making this into an issue, of course. All of you are, who instead of saying, "I don't know, never heard of that" seem to think it's ok to lecture with claims that contradict the manual.

 

We're talking about a beeper here, people, not a new starship. No one is asking a redesign of the Prius.

The beeper for reverse was not "necessary for the system to work correctly" either as many people disable it , but it was still introduced. What's the beef here?

And the unpleasantness comes from assuming you are correct that having a beeper remind you you are in B mode is unnecessary, when the manual explicitly states you should shift to D when driving normally--and then using language like "unnecessary and ignorant manner", "folly," etc, which are all condescending--and as always inaccurate, even projections. We have beepers and sounds to remind us of things all the time in the car.

I'm not the one making this into an issue, of course. All of you are, who instead of saying, "I don't know, never heard of that" seem to think it's ok to lecture with claims that contradict the manual.