BeltMinder Disable: Not Happening?

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2005 F-150.I've gone through the procedure on page 123 of the owner's manual(as posted here:   to me like I'm getting the confirmation signal OK.After the procedure, my expectation is that I should be able toinsert the ignition key (with doors closed, but seat belt notbuckled) and not hear any chimes.But I do... nothing seems to have changed.... and I've gonethrough the procedure a half-dozen times (every other procedureshould disable.... others re-enable....).   But I never see the"Enabled" confirmation, only the "Disabled" confirmation.Am I misunderstanding what the results should be?

marlin.singer · Accepted Answer

What you should not hear is a chime for the belt minder after a coupleof minutes of the vehicle running and in gear, not when you firststart up.

(PeteCresswell) · Answer

Per     I guess that cuts to the chase....  I just want to shut thisthing up... period.Sounds like I'm looking for a way to disable the "Chime" device.Unencumbered by any knowledge, I would fear that electricalintervention might compromise other safety system components.I think I'll just try to find the device and stuff a little bitof something soft and gooey around it.

David Chamberlain · Answer

I've never tried to disable my Belt Minder, so I don't know for sure what should happen, but it seems like off should be off. You might try turning it on, observe it's behavior, does it keep chiming like mine does every 30 seconds or so for about 10 minutes. Then turn it off and see what it does.

As far as I know, the beeper is built into the instrument cluster and it is responsible for all the warning chimes. Lights left on, key left in ignition, check gauges (if it does that), air bag warning, etc.

gpsman · Answer

A glance around the web suggests the option to turn it off is apractical joke, ------ gpsman

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