09-20-2011, 09:25 AM | #2 |
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I wish it was too. If you search the site you will see several threads related to this some with objective comment others with subjective, opinion type comments. I think the only way is to release the plug/socket connection under the seat. The downside is I think you will get a permenant dash light indicating the airbags will not operate. I think they also use the weight sensors in the seat pad to determine if the seat is occupied. A bit illogical as the car can't driver without a driver so someone must be on the seat.
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09-20-2011, 11:11 AM | #3 |
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I find that by simply wearing my seatbelt, I avoid the chime. They say that a byproduct of this is that I am also safer in the event of an accident. Seems like a win-win.
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09-20-2011, 11:40 AM | #4 |
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I know various ecu tuners offered this on the E9x platform. It seemed like a simple task via OBD port. Not sure if they can or plan to do it for the F25 though.
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09-20-2011, 12:03 PM | #5 |
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i do wear my seatbelt but find it annoying driving around at 25mph in my home town with it.. OR at the beach, or two blocks down the street to my mothers house...
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09-20-2011, 12:06 PM | #6 |
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I get ya.... and the last thing we need is another "seat belt" thread (there have been about 100 at least). Statistically, you are at greater risk close to home than on the freeway. Just sayin'.
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09-20-2011, 12:28 PM | #7 |
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I like to use Auto-H all the time. Strangely I need the seatbelt attached to have it come on. In the UK too most road deaths occur very close to home.
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a friend of mine once said long ago - if most accidents happen within a few miles of home, what happens if you move? I just buckle up all the time - whenever i have passengers, the noise annoys the passengers into compliance.
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09-20-2011, 01:26 PM | #9 |
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XRP - I did try to tell you that opinion feedback was more likely than constructive comment. Statistically you are more likely to crash near to home (because thats where you live and drive to/from the most) - this statement is self full filling.
In most cars if you can put up with the chimes for 2 minutes they time out and stop anyway - but don't kill the engine otherwise you reset. |
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I wear my seat belt everyday, but remove it when coming home in my long cul-de-sac road and driveway, going under 10Km/h. There is no risk there, and yet the chime goes off. And in any event, if someone chooses not to wear a seat belt, it's their own business. You don't see me telling you to eat more vegetables and less meat, do you? And yet you're much more likely do die from a heart attack than a car accident. At the very least, the chime should only come on above a certain speed or after a reasonably long time. |
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I'm being selfish but I refuse to pay for you making a mess of yourself through the windshield on my insurance and taxes just because you don't like the bing-bing sound. Move somewhere it's legal to drive without a seatbelt.
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09-20-2011, 08:50 PM | #13 |
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Number of X3 Forum members who are reminded of a Javanese gamelan by the seatbelt gong = at least 1
Number of X3 Forum members reading this thread who think they should be allowed to control their own destiny at any cost, regardless of the expense to others, who will be ever be converted by logical arguments = 0 Number of X3 Forum Members who will convince others (no matter what they write) that wearing a seatbelt is not violating their personal freedom = 0 Number of threads that have beaten this can of worms into the pavement this year alone = at least 3 Seat Belt Chime - is there a way to turn OFF? Passenger Safety Belt Lamp/Gong This One Number of X3 Forum Members who will search the Forum to see if there is already a thread on the subject = 0 Number of years that it will take to settle this argument = “When Hell freezes over” Can't we discuss something that's non-controversial like religion or politics? After all, this thread reminds me of someone sending a membership application for the ACLU and NAACP to Glenn Beck. Last edited by Lotus7; 09-20-2011 at 08:57 PM.. |
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And while you`re at it, being on a bus is safer than driving, so please sell your BMW and take public transit. |
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I take the bus everyday
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09-21-2011, 02:48 AM | #17 |
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Noooooooo! Stop. Stick to the subject. Don't assume that people that want to switch off the seat belt chime drive around all the time without a seatbelt. It's a technical question and the answer is: no, you can't (or not easily anyway).
It's amazing how concerned everyone is about the safety of strangers. Why not run into bars and knock the beer out of everyone's hands and shout "STOP! Your liver!", and then follow it up with a visit to McDonald's and find the nearest fat person and knock the Big Mac out of his hand and tell him he's killing himself. Incidentally, legally you don't have to wear a seatbelt in the UK if you are a taxi driver so if you were using your X3 as a taxi (I know of one!) this is a completely valid question. You also don't need to wear one whilst performing a manoeuvre that involves reversing by law
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It generally doesn't come on when reversing because you haven't yet gone fast enough to set it off (if that makes sense). Not sure what happens if you go forward, set off the chime, then stop and reverse
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