Are these Prius features standard?

Apr 25, 2010 3 Replies
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When picking up my Budget rental at the Ft. Myers airport (RSW), I allowed myself to be talked into taking a 2009 Prius (no extra charge) instead of the unknown "compact" that I'd asked for.



It had a backup camera which displayed in the large info LCD screen in the console, and whenever the car was put in reverse it emitted a constant "beep beep" (audible only inside the car, I hope) like a piece of construction equipment.



Do they all come with the camera, and do they all beep in reverse, or is that something Budget added on?


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The backup beep is standard and can be disabled. The camera camera comes as part of a package of options.

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They do not all come with a backup camera.

They do all come with an inside beeper that by default beeps when you have the car in reverse. That is straight from the factory on 100% of the Prius cars out there.

An owner (or a shrewd knowledgeable driver) can turn off that beep.

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How shrewd? I disabled it myself on my 2004, but had to have the dealer do it on my 2010. Could I have done it myself?

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