Disabling the door chime

[Gogetter Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gogetter]

Awesome! thanks Andrew, love your work :P
For some reason the original images were only showing up as thumbnails

[Kapitan Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kapitan]

Vehicle customisation

In the 2014 Prado VX the chime (for locking/unlocking door) can be either disabled/enabled, or its loudness adjusted, in the Vehicle Customisation section of the multimedia system.

[Pugaree Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pugaree]

Great thread, can finally listen to the radio with the door open.

[Dominator Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dominator]

Yep, done this the other night and the silence is golden.

[tdsasp Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tdsasp]

Hi, just reading with interest, I have a 2013 Altitude Prado, and the beeping is also driving me nuts. I cant however find a way into the vehicle customisation option within the multimedia. Can someone tell me how to access this? When I go to setup, vehicle, there is no option. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Piney Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Piney]

Hi, just reading with interest, I have a 2013 Altitude Prado, and the beeping is also driving me nuts. I cant however find a way into the vehicle customisation option within the multimedia. Can someone tell me how to access this? When I go to setup, vehicle, there is no option. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Me neither. I see Dominator has a 150 gxl land he has the chime sorted..HELP.

[tdsasp Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tdsasp]

Me neither. I see Dominator has a 150 gxl land he has the chime sorted..HELP.

Hello again, I have also ordered a new 150 GXL can someone tell me how to do this model and the altitude? Many thanks for any help.

[peter_mcc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close peter_mcc]

In the 2014 Prado VX the chime (for locking/unlocking door) can be either disabled/enabled, or its loudness adjusted, in the Vehicle Customisation section of the multimedia system.

The dealer can do it for the GXL - I had it turned off at the first service. Unfortunately they wouldn't turn off the door open chime...

[tdsasp Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tdsasp]

The dealer can do it for the GXL - I had it turned off at the first service. Unfortunately they wouldn't turn off the door open chime...

Many thanks

[4alh Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close 4alh]

DING....DING...ding....ding...gone! Whole job took less than 10 min. Thanks for the great info and photos. The self tapper was quicker than installing and plugging in the Techstream and it works for doors - not just the seat belt.

[Brodad Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Brodad]

And the rest.
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Cheers Andrew

thanks for this. another one bites the dust

[krypto Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close krypto]

Thanks Andrew, finally got around to doing this. Better late than never.

[redcans Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close redcans]

Righto then I’ll be doing the screw method by the sounds of it.

[Petehatz Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Petehatz]

Hi all, just reviving this thread. Does anyone have the images? I can only see the small thumbnails and they're too blurry.

[GeeWhizz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GeeWhizz]

The best idea I've had on the chime is to disable it when the Accessories is on and the Ignition is off. That way, the beeper still operates as a safety warning device if the door should be opened while the engine is running - it might be just a little bit annoying on rare occasions. It also allows the vehicle security function to work correctly if the driver's door is opened by someone breaking in.

Wire in a diode and a small low-current 12v relay from Jaycar or Altronics (the type with a single changover contact "SPDT"), so that the relay operates and disconnects the door switch wire when just the Accessories is 'on'.