TelBoy

Does anybody know what might be faulty to cause the seatbelt warning beeper to go off? As far as i know it should be de-activated (although mine's a 98 STi import) for the UK, but sometimes, not always, beeeep, beeeep, beeeep. And once it's started, it won't usually stop. It seems to happen randomly.

1. Is it the seatbelt warning unit? It comes from one of the units behind the plastic trim on the driver's side wheelarch, near the brake pedal.
2. If it is, can it be permanently disabled without damaging the car/electrics?
3. If it isn't, any other ideas?


I was told a few months ago that connecting/disconnecting the seatbelt rapidly 20 times with the ignition on would help, and unless it was a coincidence, it did for a while. But it's back now, and really annoying me. Any advice appreciated, cheers.

Fat Boy

It's a weight sensor

TelBoy

LOL

Fat Boy

Sorry, Terence, couldn't help myself, or you it seems...

gaz-cole

there will be a wire coming from the seatbelt buckle find that and disconnect it but you will be left with a light on the dash or maybe you could earth said wire and that my also put out the light

TelBoy

But it beeps whether the seat belt is engaged or not, does that alter the theory?

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

if you do this it will resolve the problem, it did on my old car anyway. (light goes out)

TelBoy

Whereabouts it the wire then please? On the inertia belt side i assume?

gaz-cole

the wire will be on the buckle where the seat belt plugs into by the handbrake lever.

TelBoy

Right ok, thanks. So without sounding an idiot, how do you disconnect a wire in there?! Do you have to unbolt the seat belt stem from the floor or something?

Can't see how the dashboard light is affected though? Isn't that activated by pulling the seatbelt over your lap, not actually engaging it? Confused!!

gaz-cole

when you put your belt on the buzzer stops and the light goes of its all part of the same circuit, put your hand under the seat and feel for the wire once found find the multi plug then disconnect, but you may find that you need to earth it to stop a the buzzer or b the light

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

it was a white plastic plug that came from under the seat to the belt buckle, I just unplugged it and left it like that.

TelBoy

Right-o thanks, i'll have a look and see what i can find. Anything is better than the Chinese torture of being beeped at every thirty seconds!! Cheers.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

LOL.

imf1

iTrader: (2)

On a Newage its a plug under drivers seat, disconnected mine cos it bugged the **** out of me, and I don't like being told what to do
No lights or nothing, just like it wasn't fitted.

500

I'd find the buzzer and stick a screwdriver through it