[Burnaby]

I just had my LS in for the 8,000Kms (5,000mi) service yesterday. The chime had been annoying me and anybody who sat in the car since delivery. The Seat Belt Reminder is the last function listed on the Lexus Personalized Settings list. So I anxiously and patiently looked forward to this service appointment. I could have gone in sooner, but the dealer is not close to my home. When I asked that the "speed linked" chime be turned off, the adviser spoke with the service manager and he refused to change it for the same reason. I then told them that according to Lexus' list they were wrong and to change it immediately. The adviser then showed a copy of said list to him, and they turned it off right away.

What I eventually learned from this is the chime is really a two-stage process. The initial chime is a slow five note reminder; I didn't have a problem with that and as it turned out, this is the reminder that can't be changed anyway (or so I thought) - unless you disconnect it in some way or other. The service department probably think you want to silence it altogether. The rapid (read annoying) chime that follows is the one that can be turned off. I presume that this may suit families with small children, but is a pain in the you know where for normal adults...

My car sounds much better now (oxymoron?). So take it back and don't take no for an answer.