[Saosin17]

MY seatbelt warning is really bothering me, for example ill be in the car started at a drive-thru, or in the garage getting ready to pull out/approaching garage, and the beeping drive me insane. is there any way to deactivate this?

[jmcphillips1]

Don't think so, sorry

[dnh325i]

Put the belt on?

[Arby 330]

click the belt in but have it behind you.... its ghetto but it works...

[selm]

What if I have a box of heavy stuff in the passenger seat? Can you turn this off?

[cdheaven]

there are a few threads about this already. but i just thought of something! EVERYONE should ask their dealer when they go in!! one person said they asked their dealer and the dealer said if they sign a waiver they can turn it off. i dont believe it. my dealer had no idea about that. but if we keep asking maybe 1. eventually a dealer somewhere will be able to or 2. word will get back to bmw that its ridiculous

[Cory1000]

There are 2 wires that go to the seat belt, when the belt is in it completes a connection, just connect the 2 wires to together and it wont come on again.

[LEDZEP]

Originally Posted by Saosin17

MY seatbelt warning is really bothering me, for example ill be in the car started at a drive-thru, or in the garage getting ready to pull out/approaching garage, and the beeping drive me insane. is there any way to deactivate this?

Fasten the seat belt.

[petefalzzz]

just wear your seat belt. It's for your own good.

[ON325i]

as ridiculous as this says, 'wearing seat belt at any time is good idea', hahaha

[BimmerMan7]

Just received a reply from my delaer. He received a special deactivation number from the factory. However, bad news is that the E90 must stay one working day, as they need to rest all the electronics, computer codes from ground-up - its like a PC hard drive "format" he said. The E90 has weight sensors int he seats and the warning will sound if people/objects are placed there. Don't disconnect the plastic plug under the seat though.

[Tierfreund]

Originally Posted by Cory1000

There are 2 wires that go to the seat belt, when the belt is in it completes a connection, just connect the 2 wires to together and it wont come on again.

That´s not such a good idea. The information on wether or not you are wearing your belt is not only used for the alarm but also for the activation level of the airbag. If the car thinks you are belted, in a minor collision it will not activate the airbag and in a bigger collision it will only fire the smaller of the two charges, expecting the belt to take most of the impact. Only on the big bang will the airbag then be activated fully.

If you are not belted, even a smaller collision will activate the full blast from the airbag thus preventing you from crashing head first into the windshield.

So it´s better to live with the chime and at least leave the safety features intact.

OR just buckle the hell up ! It really is not so bloody difficult to get used to. Get in, press the clutch, push the button, pull the belt, of you go. Less than 5 seconds.

[06graphite]

i agree with everyone else. use your seatbelt. that's what it's there for.

if you're too dumb to use it, you don't deserve to be driving such a nice car.

[Broken1]

Originally Posted by Tierfreund

OR just buckle the hell up ! It really is not so bloody difficult to get used to. Get in, press the clutch, push the button, pull the belt, of you go. Less than 5 seconds.

That's what I do...haven't heard the chime in ages.

As far as asking a dealer is concerned - mine said it coulnd't be done...but I dont want it done anymore. I charge passengers 50 bucks if i hear it...

[Cory1000]

Originally Posted by 06graphite

i agree with everyone else. use your seatbelt. that's what it's there for.

if you're too dumb to use it, you don't deserve to be driving such a nice car.

its not that people just dont want to wear it, so dont make typical asshole BMW owner comments like that... I have to take mine off when I get to work to reach out the window to scan badge, i dont want to have to put it back on while im in a parking lot looking for a spot. Im sure there are other people who have reasons for taking it off and not wanting to hear the beep.

[noflash]

Originally Posted by Tierfreund

OR just buckle the hell up ! It really is not so bloody difficult to get used to. Get in, press the clutch, push the button, pull the belt, of you go. Less than 5 seconds.

I still hear the ding in this scenario. To avoid the noise I have to buckle b/f I start. Will the software update fix this?

[xsb00st]

Sure the ding is annoying, but I have to admit...the ding w/IDrive is so much more soothing then the ding w/No IDrive.

[06graphite]

Originally Posted by Cory1000

its not that people just dont want to wear it, so dont make typical asshole BMW owner comments like that... I have to take mine off when I get to work to reach out the window to scan badge, i dont want to have to put it back on while im in a parking lot looking for a spot. Im sure there are other people who have reasons for taking it off and not wanting to hear the beep.

i have to take mine off to get a parking ticket when I get to work too. I just tolerate the dinging for the minute or so that it takes me to park.

btw, what makes my comment a "typical a..... BMW owner comment?" it's a matter of safety. i stand by my original comment.

[Cory1000]

Originally Posted by 06graphite

if you're too dumb to use it, you don't deserve to be driving such a nice car.

Thats an asshole thing to say, if you read the first post he asked because of going through a "drive-thru or a gargage" and said nothing about not wanting to hear it all the time, then you go and make a comment about being dumd and not deserving such a nice car...

BMW owners get the rep of all being stuck up assholes because of comments like that. Anyone that can afford the car deserves to buy it and drive it. who are you to tell someone they should have a BMW because they dont want to wear a seat belt sometimes...like I said, asshole thing to say.

[LEDZEP]

That ding sure is annoying. Almost as annoying as flying through your windshield in an accident, with a mouthful of steering wheel.

[Saosin17]

thank yu cory, my thoughts exactly.... by the way anytime im on a public road, i do have my seatbelt on.

[cdheaven]

you guys are ridiculous. 1. there is a thread just like this, and you guys are making this one turn into a mirror image of it. 2. if you think you are cute, or "helping" by saying "wear your seatbelt" you arent. people will either A. wear their seatbelt. or B. not wear it, regardless of what you say, or how you say it. and 3. i will repeat what i said in the last identical thread. if YOU need the most annoying sound in the world to deafen your eyedrums EVERYTIME you get into your car, so that you remember to put on your seatbelt. then YOU are the idiot. not the other way around.