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Help! help! I'm being driven mad by the non-stop chime our new outback repeats over and over when you don't have your seatbelt on. Don't get me wrong, I regularly wear it but there are times I do not and would prefer a peaceful QUIET drive. I have heard that there is a way to totally disable the "reminder" chime all together. If anyone knows how to do this, please reply with instructions and I will be forever in your debt! Thank you!!! Other than this we love our '05 Outback - no other complaints except the RE92 tires that I had the dealer swap out for Turanza's before we took delivery of the car. What junk those stock Potenzas are it's amazing. Subaru must get a phenominal volume discount from Bridgestone or something to OEM those things. thanks for your help! J
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Replying to: jam05 (Jan 26, 2005 1:43 pm) If you want a quiet drive, wear your seatbelt. ***Seatbelts save lives*** I'm open to any legitimate reason why the driver not wearing your seatbelt is a good idea.
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Replying to: kev_xt_owner (Jan 26, 2005 4:21 pm) |
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Replying to: kev_xt_owner (Jan 26, 2005 4:21 pm) 1). Pulling into the bank drive thru and unbuttoning my seatbelt while I get my wallet out and reach around car to my briefcase..have to sit there and listen to the thing the whole time.And no, I don't care to have to rebuckle immediately just to stop the thing. 2).Placing my briefcase on the passenger seat and having to listen to the chime forever. (I don't know what weight Subaru has it set for to set off the alarm, but it's way too low). 3). Drving 50 yards from my driveway to pick up my mail. Sorry, but I don't care to buckle up and unbuckle just to do that. Sorry, but the subaru alarm is extremely annoying compared to other cars in my and other's opinions here.
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Replying to: subden (Jan 26, 2005 8:01 pm) But it seems as though some of the annoyance can be removed through behavior modifications: place your bag/briefcase on the floor in front of the seat & walk to the mailbox instead of driving to it. I'm able to retrieve my wallet (back right pocket of pants) without undoing my seat belt. I've also carried a backpack with approximately 20 pounds of weight on the passenger seat with no chime (or warning light), so maybe the passenger seat chime is exclusive to certain Subaru lines. Seat belts are great lifesavers in accidents. The problem is not everybody wears them while driving. Car manufacturers are required to give an audible warning that must last between 4 and 8 seconds (but can actually continue beyond the 8 seconds). Some evidence has shown the 8 seconds to be insufficient for those already tending not to wear seat belts. Unfortunately it sounds like Subaru made the alarm so annoying that people are disabling/desiring to disable it, thus preventing its potential effectiveness.
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Replying to: kev_xt_owner (Jan 26, 2005 9:10 pm) Kev XT Owner - I don't think anyone is disputing the effectiveness of seat belts in saving lives and no one here has said we don't wear them regularly. However, there are certain circumstances where they are simply not needed. Modifying your behavior to justify putting a repetitive, annoying chime in a vehicle is non-sense quite honestly. It's the same as saying people cannot be trusted to do the right thing for themselves. Seatbelts are clearly good and useful. However, no one should have the right to dictate or mandate to others how they should behave in order to protect themselves. One thing I enjoy about living in New Hampshire is the fact that common sense typically rules in governmental legislation. For instance - it is not illegal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet (unlike many states). Hundreds of bikers do, but would I? Heck no, but neither do I have the right to tell some woman or man I don't know from Adam that they have to in order to protect themselves from themself! I agree with you that since Subaru made the alarm so annoying that people are disabling it. But I don't agree that in the absence of such an alarm people wouldn't wear their seatbelts regularly. Safe and peaceful driving!
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I always buckle my seatbelt when driving (by habit) but the chimes on the 05 are annoying in all sorts of non-driving situations. Fortunately, they can be disable by the repetitive clicking procedure mentioned above. Craig |
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Replying to: c_hunter (Jan 27, 2005 8:38 am) Thanks for the confirmation Craig - I will try it tonight. I assume it worked for you?
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Replying to: c_hunter (Jan 27, 2005 8:38 am) I would venture to guess that people who tend not to wear their seatbelts will not do so, even with the chime. If nothing else, they are going to latch the seatbelt then get in the seat, or just wedge something into the latch to shut off the chime. The chime is only helpful for those folks who want to wear the belt, but are forgetful. In those cases, a short chime will typically work. The only chiming any of my cars make is in my '96 when I have the key in the ignition and I open the driver's door. If it was supposed to chime for the seatbelt, then it has fallen victim to Subaru's unreliable electrical system. Yet, I've not once failed to wear my belt when on the road, though if it did chime nonstop while I was working it like pulling stumps, recovering a vehicle, etc., I'd be justifiably annoyed. Disabling other safety features like DRLs, now there I can see why someone would be potentially baffled about a request to disable....
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Replying to: jam05 (Jan 27, 2005 6:22 am) And your point is?!?! People are constantly doing things that are stupid and bad for them. Not wearing a motorcycle helmet for one, I have no problem with someone choosing not to wear a helmet, but I think they should sign a medical waiver stating that no public funds will be wasted on them in the case of a head trauma. -Frank
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