Yaris Excel Y24 why sometimes beep when locking doors

[MardyMarvin]

I have looked in the manual for anything obvious but could not see anything under locking doors. Even using search I could not seem to find an answer to my question.

I have an Yaris Excel model and sometimes when locking the car and the wing mirrors folding in the car beeps a few times. It does not seem to do this every time though so I am not sure why its beeping.

Does anyone have an idea why it does this occasionally and what it actually means.

[Chriss27]

Same on my CHR - I think it is something to do with the key being in close proximity to the car when locking, but not sure 

[Bper]

Hi Marvin,some Toyota models allow you to enable or disable a confirmation beep when locking the car. It's possible this feature is enabled on your Yaris but set to activate only sometimes.

Again some cars beep if the lock cycle isn't completed successfully due to an obstruction in the door or boot latch, or a malfunction in the locking mechanism.  Since it happens occasionally, this could be a possibility.

Look in your owners manual for sections on locking features, custom settings, or key fob functionalities to see if there's an option to enable/disable the locking beep.

 Sometimes a double press of the lock button on the key fob can ensure a complete locking cycle. If a beep occurs only on the single press, this might confirm the partial lock theory.Hope this helps.

[MardyMarvin]

Thanks Chriss27 : I did think about this but it has happened when both using the key fob to lock so not really that close to the car and also when using the touch thing to close the car.

Thanks Bper I always double lock the doors and thought about this but then checking the app it shows all doors locked so I dont think its that. 

 

So I have ended up going through the manual looking for keyword buzzer and I think but not sure that it could be related to the annoying back seat reminder (as for some reason people forget they have kids in the back). What I did not realise is that it also does it for a passenger seat (In case you have forgotten you have a passenger). From reading the manual it alerts you on the screen when you turn off the car but also makes a sound when locking the car.

I shall have to have an experiment later and see if this is why sometimes it does it and sometimes not as I do occasionally have a passenger in the passenger seat and did not think about this as I thought it was just for back seats.

 

From the manual :

Passenger and rear seat reminder function

As the first reminder so as not to forget luggage, etc. in the front passenger seat or a rear seat, when the power switch is turned off after any of the following conditions are met, a buzzer will sound and a message will be displayed on the multi-information display for approximately 6 seconds.

Also, as the second reminder, when the doors are locked, a buzzer will sound and the emergency flashers will flash for a few seconds, and a message will be displayed on the multi-information display.

[MardyMarvin]

I can confirm that this is the situation. If it beeps on locking its because you have had a passenger in either back seats or passenger seats. If you are the only one to have driven it wont beep.

[MikeSh]

2 hours ago, MardyMarvin said:

I can confirm that this is the situation. If it beeps on locking its because you have had a passenger in either back seats or passenger seats. If you are the only one to have driven it wont beep.

Just out of curiosity, is the trigger that something has physically been on the seat or simply that a passenger door was opened? (The rear seat belts warning on my MK3 is the latter.)

[flash22]

It Beeps to tell you it can not lock the doors as the door is not closed properly

 

lightly close a door and try to lock the car

Edited March 27 by flash22

[MardyMarvin]

21 minutes ago, flash22 said:

It Beeps to tell you it can not lock the doors as the door is not closed properly

 

lightly close a door and try to lock the car

In the situation I am referring to its nothing to do with the doors not being locked

[MardyMarvin]

1 hour ago, MikeSh said:

Just out of curiosity, is the trigger that something has physically been on the seat or simply that a passenger door was opened? (The rear seat belts warning on my MK3 is the latter.)

from the quick testing it seems to be only the fact that the doors have been opened and closed as if someone is getting in the car then after the journey will it beep at you when turning the car off and show on the screen but then also when locking the car it beeps again.

[BlueMike1972]

Picking this one up again as an idle thought because I hate the exit beeping- the exit beeper sounds like it is somewhere in or near the driver's side front wing; does anyone know, is it any kind of stand alone unit that can be physically disabled somehow?

[Graham47]

The “rear seat warning” beep which is referred to here can be disabled in settings via the dash screen.  No need to take car apart.

[trashman1965]

Are you sure it's not the safe exit assist which detects a bike/person/car as you open the door. It could be detecting you or your passengers standing near the car.

SEA can be disabled in the menus. Try that. Our Yaris premier does it too.

[BlueMike1972]

53 minutes ago, Graham47 said:

The “rear seat warning” beep which is referred to here can be disabled in settings via the dash screen.  No need to take car apart.

I'm dammed if I can find any such setting. I'm talking about the six external beeps when you lock the car and have had a passenger.

[forkingabout]

15 minutes ago, BlueMike1972 said:

I'm dammed if I can find any such setting. I'm talking about the six external beeps when you lock the car and have had a passenger.

It needs to be plugged in via OBD to permanently disable the crotch goblin reminder.

[dash]

Yes, it’s an OBD job and probably requires Techstream software (I don’t think the option to disable these beeps is available in Carista software)

[BlueMike1972]

Figures! Cheers guys.

[jthspace]

When disabled by the dealer, it leaves a pop up message on the display saying its been disabled. More annoying than the beeps. You can silence it after switching off the ignition, a pop-up says long press "OK" and tells you it's been silenced. Every trip though. 

Alternatively get rear seat passengers to climb in over the front seats and never open the rear doors. 

[Graham47]

I was referring to this …

which can be disabled (depending on version) in settings via the….

[BlueMike1972]

Again, to the last two posters- I'm not talking about the rear seat warning.

[anchorman]

2 hours ago, BlueMike1972 said:

Again, to the last two posters- I'm not talking about the rear seat warning.

Frustrating isn’t it?  I know what you’re talking about because mine does it and I don’t recognise any pattern to it nor does it display anything on the dash that I know of.  
 

Folks, we know about the rear seat warning.   This is an additional warning.