Turn off those damn seatbelt alarms!?!?
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Turn off those damn seatbelt alarms & SOLUTION!
Anyone, anyone, Bueller? I like to take my belt off as I'm coming down my street, probably 45 seconds before i get to the driveway. I did it the first day i brought the car home....and....ding ding ding ding ding ding....and then if you dont plug it back in, its gets FASTER!!! it eventually will turn itself off after about a minute, but come on, im a big boy, i dont need the car telling me to put on the belt and then have it get mad at me when i dont!!! 
I dont mind the flashing lights, but there HAS to be a way to turn that damn alarm off!
Solution:
1. turn the key to the ON position, foot off the brake
2. cycle the odometer with the trip reset button until the ODO is displayed (not trip A or B)
3. turn the ignition to the LOCK (OFF) position
4. unbuckle the driver's seatbelt if it was buckled.
5. turn the key to the ON position. when the dash lights have come on, press and hold the trip reset button and count a slow 12 seconds. (editor's note, hold it more like 30 sec)
6. while still holding the trip reset button, buckle the driver's side seatbelt.
7. the odometer display should read "b ON" or "b OFF". toggle the beep OFF with the trip reset.
8. the process should be completed when you unbuckle or turn the key off.
thanks to knox_sport!
I dont mind the flashing lights, but there HAS to be a way to turn that damn alarm off!Solution:
1. turn the key to the ON position, foot off the brake
2. cycle the odometer with the trip reset button until the ODO is displayed (not trip A or B)
3. turn the ignition to the LOCK (OFF) position
4. unbuckle the driver's seatbelt if it was buckled.
5. turn the key to the ON position. when the dash lights have come on, press and hold the trip reset button and count a slow 12 seconds. (editor's note, hold it more like 30 sec)
6. while still holding the trip reset button, buckle the driver's side seatbelt.
7. the odometer display should read "b ON" or "b OFF". toggle the beep OFF with the trip reset.
8. the process should be completed when you unbuckle or turn the key off.
thanks to knox_sport!
Last edited by umpalumpa; Jun 3, 2007 at 09:06 AM. Reason: Found the answer...
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I will, right now...
Originally Posted by IS350S
Look in ur manual buddy...I turned mines off. 
Last edited by umpalumpa; Nov 15, 2005 at 10:43 PM.
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I've looked every place I can think of - and there are not any instructions on how to disable the seatbelt alarms - frankly, Id be surprised if there were - think about the liability Lexus would have if they knowingly told you how to turn them off and you were then injured/killed in accident...I'm calling BS on whoever said it was in the manual....I'd be the first to apologize if I was wrong - just show me the page number or instructions...cause I'd love to tun them off...
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I am glad that the seat belt alarms are so annoying. I hate when my girlfriend doesnt wear her seatbelt.
Though, if you do find the instructions please post them. I dont have an IS350 yet
Though, if you do find the instructions please post them. I dont have an IS350 yet
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Lol!
Originally Posted by tqlla3k
I am glad that the seat belt alarms are so annoying. I hate when my girlfriend doesnt wear her seatbelt.
Though, if you do find the instructions please post them. I dont have an IS350 yet
Though, if you do find the instructions please post them. I dont have an IS350 yet
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Originally Posted by umpalumpa
thats funny, i would ALWAYS chew out my girlfriend (now wife) when she didnt put it on. I would treat her like a little kid and say "this car doesnt move until everyone buckles up!" i dont know why people dont wear seat belts. im sure there is some study that shows that an audible alarm increases the chances that someone will buckle up as opposed to just the flashing light, but to me its just a tad annoying.
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Why would you take off your belt 45 seconds before you get home. Sounds real stupid to me (I'm not calling you stupid, just the act of taking the belt off 45 seconds before you get home). Didn't you ever read the studies that show the majority of accidents happen within 5 miles of the home...
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good question
and i've thought about that study you mentioned but im talking like 100yards from my house at the end of a cul de sac. i dont know why i do it to be honest, but i've done it for a long time! again, im only going like 15-20mph and its kind of like a long driveway to me. even if i were to take the belt off going up my REAL driveway, the beeping would bug me. it goes off if you are just BACKING OUT of your driveway to wash it. for some reason, i just never take the belt off AFTER i put the car in park. maybe im just always in too much of a hurry! my buddy drove the car and he took off the belt as we hit the driveway and he was surprised to hear the alarm...i hear what you are saying, i should change my habit! i still want the beeping to stop...again, im a TOTAL seatbelt advocate so dont get mad at me. i like the idea of the car not going over 5mph to make you put it on...LOL! maybe they could make the alarm go off once you hit 15mph or something, like the door locks. theres my compromis 
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Let's stay on topic here -- which is, does anyone know how to disable this annoying feature? If someone decides not to wear their seatbelt it's their choice and more importaly this isn't the forum for that topic - so, how can we disable this annoying, nagging, pain in the butt feature!!!
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Originally Posted by MD727
Let's stay on topic here -- which is, does anyone know how to disable this annoying feature? If someone decides not to wear their seatbelt it's their choice and more importaly this isn't the forum for that topic - so, how can we disable this annoying, nagging, pain in the butt feature!!!