Seat belt warning chime disable
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Joined: 06-18-2007
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From: Tacoma, WA
What chime? Crank the radio up!
FWIW, I can still see the helmet of the paramedic with MCFD telling me, "Son, the only reason you're alive is because you had that safety hardness on." Looking at the aftermath, I needed no further convincing.
-JJ
FWIW, I can still see the helmet of the paramedic with MCFD telling me, "Son, the only reason you're alive is because you had that safety hardness on." Looking at the aftermath, I needed no further convincing.
-JJ
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Joined: 04-30-2006
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From: Maryland Heights, MO
Joined: 10-22-2007
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From: York PA
disable seat belt chime
I disconnected the wire connector under the driver seat. The reminder chime is gone, and I am happy with the silence. It was over a foot long, so I wrapped up the extra wire with a tie-strap.
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Joined: 10-24-2006
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From: The Show-Me State
I wear mine soley because i dont like hearing the chime. Been in a couple of wrecks (2 of them were flips, no belts) and no problems. My little brother was in a 30mph collision, snapped his collar bone and dislocated his shoulder (wearing a seatbelt). I understand the better safe than sorry mentality, but i believe that, much like the helmet when i ride, it should be a choice not a law. Ever notice that most cops don't wear one?
What really sucks is when i go to a wreck scene and know that if the person hadnt been wearing a belt, that wouldnt have sustained some of the injuries or died. Rollover with a pickup, if the person hadnt been wearing, they would have been shoved to the right as the truck rolled. Painful? yes, but not fatal. Instead the spool locked on the seatbelt and held them semi-firmly in place, long enough for the roof to come down and crush their skull. Broken hips, shattered pelvises, the list goes on.
Of course then you have the wonderful airbag. Car pulls out in front of you, you lock your arms (everyone does its reflex) and hit the brakes. Airbag goes off and depending on your position and size, breaks both your wrists and thumbs.
The problem with seatbelts is that they are one size fits all, i understand mass production and all that, but one cannot expect a safety device that is based on an adult male frame of 5'8" & 150lbs, to be the utmost in safety for all people.
You may now begin flaming me...
What really sucks is when i go to a wreck scene and know that if the person hadnt been wearing a belt, that wouldnt have sustained some of the injuries or died. Rollover with a pickup, if the person hadnt been wearing, they would have been shoved to the right as the truck rolled. Painful? yes, but not fatal. Instead the spool locked on the seatbelt and held them semi-firmly in place, long enough for the roof to come down and crush their skull. Broken hips, shattered pelvises, the list goes on.
Of course then you have the wonderful airbag. Car pulls out in front of you, you lock your arms (everyone does its reflex) and hit the brakes. Airbag goes off and depending on your position and size, breaks both your wrists and thumbs.
The problem with seatbelts is that they are one size fits all, i understand mass production and all that, but one cannot expect a safety device that is based on an adult male frame of 5'8" & 150lbs, to be the utmost in safety for all people.
You may now begin flaming me...
I work with a lot of cops--and they all wear their safety belts 100% of the time, especially the highway patrol. I have survived an unsurvivable collision because of a seat belt and the less than 1% risk of being killed by a seat belt or airbag is better than the risk of being killed because I didn't have those devices.
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Joined: 03-06-2007
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From: Ocala, Florida
Joined: 10-22-2007
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From: York PA
disable seat belt chime
"Deploy" the airbag? Certainly not. I disconnected the wire, and my airbag did not deploy.
"Disable" the airbag? No. The sensor to deploy the airbag is up in the engine compartment. That's the best place to detect a front-end collision.
"Disable" the airbag? No. The sensor to deploy the airbag is up in the engine compartment. That's the best place to detect a front-end collision.
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Joined: 07-13-2008
Posts: 480
From: Buffalo, NY
Don't have a problem with the seatbelt chime, just wish I could turn off the automatic doorlock. Why does the damn car think it's smarter than I am? I'd like to back it upfrom the garage without the doors locking, just once...
Jim
Jim
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From: Miami
After starting it, shift to neutral before closing the driver's door (or passenger). Auto lock shouldn't engage.
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From: michigan
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Originally Posted by Jeda13
Don't have a problem with the seatbelt chime, just wish I could turn off the automatic doorlock. Why does the damn car think it's smarter than I am? I'd like to back it upfrom the garage without the doors locking, just once...
It's not the car, it's the goverment who thinks they know better than you do and wants to do all your thinking for you. The tire pressure monitors just push me over the edge.
Originally Posted by Jeda13
Don't have a problem with the seatbelt chime, just wish I could turn off the automatic doorlock. Why does the damn car think it's smarter than I am? I'd like to back it upfrom the garage without the doors locking, just once...
It's not the car, it's the goverment who thinks they know better than you do and wants to do all your thinking for you. The tire pressure monitors just push me over the edge.