Seat belt warning chimes

[Taxi 219]

Has anybody got any ideas on how to get rid of the chimes if you don,t put your seatbelt on after a short time as its really annoying.Can this be done?

[MICKSVRS]

AFAIK it can be done with Vag-com

[ANDREW2210]

Yes Dealer Can Code This Out,they Do On Police Vehicles.

[Hedge]

As said above a friendly chap with VAG-COM (or VCDS as it is now known).

[Taxi 219]

Cheers guys

[Gizmo68]

On the MKI (i know yours is a MKII) not ALL cars could be done via VAG-COM.
The coding is there, but sometimes it doesn't work, leaving the only other way of disabling the seatbelt chime is by disconnecting the plug under the drivers seat (the one going to the seatbelt buckle).

I'm not sure if some MKII's cannot be done with VAG-COM tho'.

[birchy]

The chime on my MKII vRS is intermittent but i "forgot" to mention it on my recent service.

[Taxi 219]

It does switch off automaticaly after a while but its annoying to listen to all this time.

[Jonno VRs]

Why not just put your seatbelt on and then there's not a problem.

[smstext]

cos taxi drivers are exempt!!

[Jonno VRs]

Originally Posted by smstext

cos taxi drivers are exempt!!

exempt from having accidents and flying through the windscreen?

[smstext]

no taxi drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts cos someone can get the seatbelt around the drivers net and strangle them. its also if they need to get out and run (being robbed).

I worked as one for several years, yes you put your seatbelt on at 70mph but you also have some very dodgy fares which you do wonder if you gonna get to your destination in one piece and away again.

[Jonno VRs]

Originally Posted by smstext

no taxi drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts cos someone can get the seatbelt around the drivers net and strangle them. its also if they need to get out and run (being robbed).

I worked as one for several years, yes you put your seatbelt on at 70mph but you also have some very dodgy fares which you do wonder if you gonna get to your destination in one piece and away again.

I was being a bit flippant there and understand the reasons why - it's just a doubled edged sword IMO.

[Taxi 219]

Yes we are exempt in our own licensing district only but travelling out of area and motorways we have to fit our seatbelt on.Maybe i will cut a buckle of a scrap car and click it into the seatbelt stalk?

[VRStu]

Getting it coded out is much more simple surely

[kriswithak]

Originally Posted by ANDREW2210

Yes Dealer Can Code This Out,they Do On Police Vehicles.

They don't on ours... bloody annoying if you've a ten mile run to the nearest custody with a prisoner.

[Taxi 219]

Originally Posted by VRStu

Getting it coded out is much more simple surely

I doubt if my dealer will do it as its a safety thing but i will try them first or someone with VAGCOM near Bournemouth area might oblige

[VRStu]

or I'll do it if you ever venture up the M27.

[smstext]

or to any of the meets

[birchy]

I assume there's a switch in the buckle or belt mechanism? As i said, mine is intermittent. I assume the chime should sound when i remove my seatbelt and reverse into my drive? The warning comes up on the dash but the chime is a 50/50 affair....