Thanks for the responses so far.
I have read the manual, yes you can disable it but only until you shut off the key. It is quite an annoying rapid beep, mutes the radio, keeps you from hearing anyone giving you directions. I applaud the ability to only back up twice per trip, I find it to be more like 20 - 30 times. At least once every time I start the truck. I'll wear out those buttons.
DL, I saw the old thread where you said you were going to try the Tekonsha device, but it ended there, thanks for confirming that it will work.
I have searched the internet (I am pretty good at that actually) and there are TONS of complaints about this in all brands, all models. The consensus is that the lawyers won't allow this "safety device" to stay off for fear of lawsuits. There was no solution I could find in 20 pages of Google response other than *maybe* the Tekonsha device mentioned above, and buying a brake magnet to hook up (or cutting the wires to the system). A brake magnet is about 3 ohms, a resistor might work in its place but it is going to have to be really HUGE because that is a lot of power. A 50W 12V light bulb might work.
What do you call 200 lawyers drowned at the bottom of the sea? A good start...:)
