seat belt warning

Here are the steps to disable the Belt Minder: (found on pgs 108-109 of the 2000 Manual)

1) Turn the ignition switch to the ON position (DO NOT START THE ENGINE)
2) Wait until the Safety belt warning light turns off (approx 1 minute)

Steps 3-5 must be completed within 60 seconds or the procedure will have to be repeated

3) Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 3 times, ending with the saftey belt unbuckeled. This can be done before or during Belt Minder warning activation.
4) Turn on the headlamps, turn off the headlamps
5) Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 3 times, ending with the safety belt unbucked.

After step 5, the Saftey belt warning light will be turned on for 3 seconds

6) Within seven seconds of the Safety belt warning light turning off, buckle then unbuckle the saftey belt.

This will enabled Belt Minder if it is currently disabled, or disable Belt Minder if it is currently enabled.

7) Confirmation of enabling Belt Minder is provided by flashing the Saftey belt light 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by 3 seconds with the Saftey belt light off, then followed by flashing the Safety belt light 4 times per second for 3 seconds again.

8) Confirmation of disableing Belt Minder is provided by flashing the Safety belt light 4 times per second for 3 seconds.

9) After receiving confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete

NorCalCoug said:

Remember that a great majority of fatal accidents (I forgot which safety report this was from) happen within 2 miles from home.

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heh. i've never been in an accident *knock on wood* but i was coming home in my cougar and EXACTLY 1 mile down the road from my house, this b**** didn't look both ways pulling out of a restaurant parking lot. she looked to her right, which, there was a car coming and she waited for them before trying to turn left, so i kept going straight cuz i figured she was waiting for both sides of traffic. i was on her left. once the car passed her, i was just about to pass her when she pulls out in front of me, i SLAMMED those brakes as hard as they would go and made a hard left to avoid hitting her while i was blaring my horn.. i was INCHES from her face (she had a little bitty car).. i stopped in the middle of the street just shaking and pulled into a parking lot across the restaurant and just sat there a good 5 minutes.. the lady just backs up into the restaurant and sits there.. her passenger was freaking out on her.. i had a few tears from being overwhelmed in shock. it was a 35 mph rd, which doesnt seem like a lot, but when ur trying to stop while going about 40mph that close to someone..



sorry, got a lil off topic..


my seatbelt alarm actually isn't that annoying.. i could record it next time i drive down my driveway without my seatbelt so you can hear it.. maybe the previous owner did something with it, but its a slower chime..