Turn off those damn seatbelt alarms!?!?

umpalumpa · 11-15-05, 11:01 PM

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!

IS350S · 11-15-05, 11:27 PM

Look in ur manual buddy...I turned mines off.

umpalumpa · 11-15-05, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IS350S

Look in ur manual buddy...I turned mines off.

I guess i just sort of figured that you couldnt - but I looked earlier and there was no reference to it. Thanks for just not telling me the answer, that would just be too nice of you. Gotta love the helpful people...

IS350S · 11-15-05, 11:50 PM

I would tell you answer but its a sequence of steps that I dont remember.

Eiso · 11-16-05, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IS350S

Look in ur manual buddy...I turned mines off.

Sweet the manual actually tells you that. When I got my Scion, it wasnt in there. I had to find it on forums.

umpalumpa · 11-16-05, 09:02 AM

Anyone know? Maybe a page number in the manual?

viet658 · 11-16-05, 09:04 AM

That manual is like a book, a couple hundred pages. It's hard to find anything in there. Page number would definitely help.

MD727 · 11-16-05, 12:43 PM

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...

ISbb · 11-12-06, 02:15 AM

it works for me... thanks!! reseted after I took it to 5000km services

brravvo · 11-12-06, 04:12 PM

thanks for the seatbelt hack guys.
worked like a charm.

kenjimaru · 11-12-06, 04:31 PM

thanks op, works great !

lexuspdx · 11-13-06, 02:02 AM

Sweetness!!! It just happened to me yesterday and I found this thread today. The chime is a gonner! Thanks CL friends.

hapaboy · 11-13-06, 06:49 PM

2nd day in a row i have tried. and still no luck.

i can get to the on/off point. but the car doesn't seem to "lock" the option. i do choose 'off' and today i tried both 'on' and 'off' as an option.

to save settings, i have tried turning the car off. and unbuckling. today i tried to let the odo go back to 'trip' or whatever setting it chooses after toggling, then unbuckling and turning the car off.

when pushing twice to see if it dings, it still dings.

-- also when i buckle the belt, it does show up as 'off'. and then i can toggle to either on/off.

any suggestions? thanks.

lexuspdx · 11-14-06, 12:38 AM

hapaboy,

It worked for me. Here's exactly what I did. Print the instructions out and take it to the car with you. Go over in your head all the steps and then try it again. Good Luck

Originally Posted by terenshi
1. turn the key to the ON position which means pressing the start button twice on the new IS since it doesn't has the key, foot off the brake
2. Press the trip reset button couple of times 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 again press the start button twice. when the dash lights comes 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.and 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.

hapaboy · 11-14-06, 11:38 PM

so i tried again tonight another 14 times. still wouldn't work. i get to the proper places, see attached pic. but car won't memorize it. maybe will have to come to a socal meet and tip some better hacker....