Yup - dealer only option. You should have a 30 day visit with the dealer to set these types of things. If you do a search you'll find a bunch of info on 'Personalized Settings' that list what the dealer has to set. Someone even posted some scans of the list.
Hopefully this won't turn into a big flame thread and conversation about buckling up. I think EVERYONE knows that you should buckle up for safety when on the road.
I, personally, am going to have the dealer turn off the chime for one simple reason - we have a long driveway. If I get the mail at the bottom of the drive it's a pain to have to put the seatbelt back on when going 2 miles/hour up the driveway.
I ALWAYS buckle up on the road though. I don't even feel comfortable if I don't have my seat belt on just going up the driveway - just feels weird (which is good!).
I think the light on the dash is enough to notify us if someone is not belted up in any of the other seats.
We had the option to turn this off in our 05 and 07 RX's with some fancy footwork and key turning but not on the 2010. Maybe they know this is an annoyance and just want people to have to take yet one more trip to the dealer so they can pay to get some service work done at the same time.
Either way - it's a dealer option if you want to turn it off. If you haven't been in for your post purchase check-in you should make the appointment and go through the items you'd like them to set for you.
Cheers!
Jay
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