New Prius Owner Questions!

If he's offering to do it for free, I would think it's OK. Toyota recommends rotating the tires every 5,000 miles, though.

Shop around. I know some people who swear by that film, and others who don't think it's necessary.

Reversing Beep On/Off:

1. Power on or IG-ON
2. Set Trip/ODO to ODO
3. Power off.
4. Power on to ready (brake on).
5. Within 6 seconds, press and hold ODO for 10 seconds or more.
6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO, *after* 10 seconds, Shift from P to R, then back to P. Now release ODO.
7. You'll see in the trip display "b on" or "b off".
8. Press ODO to toggle.
9. Now power off.

And if you want to turn off the seat belt beep. (It helps if you have someone to help you with this; you have only two hands.) Steps 1 through 5, and 7 through 9 are the same as above; and step 6 is similar.

Seatbelt Beep On/Off:

1. Power on the car to IG-ON or READY.
2. Using the Trip/ODO button, set the Trip/ODO display to ODO (not Trip A or Trip B)
3. Power off the car.
4. Now power the car to READY (brake on).
5. Within 6 seconds of powering on, press and hold the Trip/ODO button for 10 seconds or more.
6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO *after* the 10 seconds, buckle then unbuckle the appropriate seatbelt while continuing to depress the Trip/ODO button. Now release the Trip/ODO button.
7. If the last step was successful, "b on" or "b off" should be displayed in the location where the Trip Odometer or Odometer is normally displayed. "b on" is beep on, and "b off" is beep off.
8. Press Trip/ODO to toggle the mode.
9. Now power the car off to exit the toggle mode.

Why not do that at 5000 miles when you have the oil changed?

I don't know about the price but I've had a hell of time getting the bug splat off the nose of my Prius.

Yes.

Well, Toyota says 5000 miles, which is simple because it coincides with the recommended oil changes. I've never heard of rotating tires more frequently than that.