Nogard13

Hey guys,

I searched but I couldn't find an answer to this. Is there any way to make the car not beep at me for not wearing my seatbelt?

I wear my seatbelt 99% of the time but I live in an apt. building with a multi-level parking garage and I normally take my seatbelt off on the ground level and then drive up to my spot on the fourth level. Well, the car beeps at me for not wearing it and it gets annoying.

My old Civic and tC had hacks where you could program it so that it would flash the light but it wouldn't beap at you any longer. Has anyone found out how to do this on a TSX?

moda_way

Been covered before here, but basically, short of buying a used seat belt clip to stick in there and being totally unsafe 1% of the time, there is no short way to disable it. I know on our 04 TSXs, we don't have this issue. Not sure if it was 05 or 06 when the TSX started the annoying beep.

Nogard13

Thanks Moda_way.

I don't want to go through the hassle of having to buckle in a false seatbelt everytime. I normally only take my seatbelt off when I come into the garage because I get out, grab the mail, and jump back into my car and then proceed to my spot (without buckling my seatbelt since I don't even get to 10MPH).

Oh, well, i guess I'll just have to live with the beep.

moda_way

Then your 99% should be more like 99.99999%.

I think a few folks talked about a few ways to do it, but as I recall there wasn't any real solution and the guy asking at that time took a beating too even suggesting driving around without his seatbelt. Your situation seems much more logical.

wenge

I have the same issue - our development has all the mailboxes located in a few spots, so I end up driving from the mailbox to my garage without my belt; it's about 500 feet.

Trackruner228

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My friend with a BMW what we do in her car is just blast the music for a few minutes and then it goes away. I hate those things they are really annoying. Now granted I know you should wear your seatbelt and its dumb not too but I just dont think your car should tell you.

CGTSX2004

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AcuraZine's official stance on the topic is that we do not condone the sharing of any information that disables safety equipment. So...do not expect to get an answer.

Nogard13

Well, that's cool CGTSX2004, but someone could still PM or email me the answer and then AZ wouldn't be condoning it

S14 n Tsx

rex.

once the car is fully stopped with your foot on the brake pedal it will stop beeping, that's the only way. (other than having your seat belt on)

moda_way

Not that i disagree at all....

hahaha.. but I can name about 5 parts widely discussed on here that create a safety issue.

Besides, I think I mentioned in my post that the 1% of the time it is unsafe if you're wearing it 99% of the time.

SoCaliTrojan

I wish I could do it for the passenger's seat...my dad always rides without his seat belt...he prefers it that way. I know it's not legal if your passengers don't wear their seatbelt, but my dad used to work for the LAPD and wasn't worried about it

JAB00

I live with the beep. If you are going a short distance then there should only be a couple of beeps.

Nogard13

Actually, depends on where you live, it might not be illegal. My brother lived in New Hampshire for a year while he did his Masters in Law and, as long as you're over 18, you DO NOT have to wear your seatbelt (or a helmet on a bike, for that matter). They're the Live Free or Die state! So, you could LEGALLY drive with no seatbelt whatsoever.

Is it safe? Probably not; but, it was legal.

Anywho, I only hear the beep three times for about 5 seconds each time on my way from my mailbox to my parking spot. I'll live with it.

CGTSX2004

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If your dad is ex-LAPD, he should know better. Seatbelt is mandatory for all passengers in California.

Acurasrule

I know it is not a good idea to ride without your seatbelt, but I've done it a few times... I'd probably be doing it a lot more if it wasn't for that damn beep LOL


However, in my 06AT , if I just ignore the beep, after about 10 mins of 30 second interveal beeps, it goes away :-)

waTSX

I didn't know later TSX's had this feature. I absolutely hate it on my Ford work van. Wearing seatbelts should be a personal decision and not forced on anyone by Big Brother.

Flame on.

CCColtsicehockey

yup 04 FTW!!!

Texas

I would like to just get rid of the d____ beep when sitting with the door open, car off and just the radio on......

stogie1020

Go ask the governor of New Jersey if wearing a seatbelt is a good idea. You may have to wait until he comes off the ventilator, though.

TSXnTEX

I don't understand, ifs its so annoying, just leave the seatbelt on until you park your car on the third level.....why do you have to take it off when you enter the garage and your still driving the car?

Nogard13

Yes, wearing a seatbelt at highway speeds is one thing but I don't think it makes a difference when you don't even reach 10MPH.



I get out of the car to get the mail then get back in and drive to my spot. I don't do it every time I drive in the garage, only when I get out of the car to get the mail (once a day when I get home from work).

gtg710w

I didn't know AZ had a regulation like that. Whatever happened to the guy who wanted to take wipers off?

lastchance88

Yea I agree anyone know if its possible?

CCColtsicehockey

let me guess but I think I have all of them

CGTSX2004

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You're the exception to the rule because the stuff you do, no one else is stupid enough to try. Gotta have a guinea pig for everything.

CCColtsicehockey

so then if none of the things I have done are in the list of 5 then what is.

knthornt

I don't know about your complex, but where I live, I think i feel safer on the road than in my garage. some of the idiots like to drive through the garage like it is a race track.