Seat belt warning light

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When I buckle the seat belt, the ! and the bell icon stay on. Is there a way to disable this?
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Might need a new buzzer relay? If you just want a cheap weekend fix, I'm thinking you could disconnect the 2-wire connector under the seat. Without looking up the signals, I'm not 100% sure that alone would do it, or if you may need to short the pins in the car-side connector. Basically, you just need to stop telling the car that you are fastening your seat belt. I 'think' that's as easy as disconnecting (or shorting) the 2-wire connector under the seat. If that doesn't work, you can remove the buzzer relay and the bulb behind the ! warning. Of course, in the long run, better to figure out what's wrong and fix it. :)

p.s., this assumes that the issue is solely a function of the seat belt being latched or not -- several other things can trigger that light...

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Tom wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 1:45 pm Might need a new buzzer relay? If you just want a cheap weekend fix, I'm thinking you could disconnect the 2-wire connector under the seat. Without looking up the signals, I'm not 100% sure that alone would do it, or if you may need to short the pins in the car-side connector. Basically, you just need to stop telling the car that you are fastening your seat belt. I 'think' that's as easy as disconnecting (or shorting) the 2-wire connector under the seat. If that doesn't work, you can remove the buzzer relay and the bulb behind the ! warning. Of course, in the long run, better to figure out what's wrong and fix it. :)

p.s., this assumes that the issue is solely a function of the seat belt being latched or not -- several other things can trigger that light...

Tom,

Your insight is much appreciated!

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I had the same issue and ended up disassembling the seat belt receiver. Cleaning the contacts inside solved it. Needed to glue the covers back together though. You can test that by finding the same two pin connector under the seat and see if it changes state when the seat belt is inserted or removed. You can use the continuity check on a multimeter/voltmeter.

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joea944 wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2024 4:34 am I had the same issue and ended up disassembling the seat belt receiver. Cleaning the contacts inside solved it. Needed to glue the covers back together though. You can test that by finding the same two pin connector under the seat and see if it changes state when the seat belt is inserted or removed. You can use the continuity check on a multimeter/voltmeter.
How did you disassemble the seat belt receiver?

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