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NoDo$h
Joined: 02 May 2006
Location: wear the fox hat?
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A lot of the other bongs are a "once on, stay on" warning, so if they activate the chime, the message gets stored in the info centre. Seatbelt is one of the exceptions (low temp too) so I can see why it would be a favourite.
Worth disabling the seatbelt chime temporarily to see if that does isolate the problem. You can re-enable the chime using the same procedure you use to disable it, it's not irreversible. As mentioned above, get in car, turn key to activate all the systems but don't turn the ignition on. Now put your seatbelt in and out 9 times in quick succession (leave your thumb on the red release to speed things up) and the chime is disabled. Still gives you the red warning light. If you continue to get the bong it suggests it's NOT the seatbelt warning so you can re-enable the chimes. If you don't get the bongs then your dealer is right and it's a problem with the sensor or wiring to the sensor for the seatbelt.
I have a hunch it won't prove to be this simple, especially as the red light isn't coming on to warn of an undone seatbelt, but it's a good idea to try this if only to rule out the simple possibilities. Carbon footprint? I neither know nor give a damn
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vicken23
Joined: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Melbourne
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i will get them to check it when i take it in.
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| Wed Sep 17 2008 11:30am |
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shellshock
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Location: Chester/Wrexham
Posts: 205
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Went on a 500 mile round trip this summer - kept getting random bongs. Nothing on the dash at the time and no faults recorded. Took it into stealers and they were "unable to replicate the problem"  It bonged at various speed on motorway round country lanes all sorts of speeds/conditions. Did it 9 times in 500 miles. It is not the seat/belt issue (dealer double checked all OK). Bongs went away for a few weeks then did it again four or five times. There is no pattern as such but does seem to occur more often if I have the Thule bike rack on. Were you towing when it happened?
Still no dealer solution but thankfully doesn't appear to be major/safety issue.
Not prepared to pay for the dealer to have a week's holiday in my D3 to enable them to "replicate the problem"  Over 10000 miles of trouble-free motoring......well almost .....(only two visits to dealer and 3 days without)
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| Sun Sep 28 2008 8:22pm |
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John58
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 10
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Hi all
I've got the same problem. I get a random "dong" with nothing showing on the dash and nothing obviously wrong. It can happen 3 or 4 times a day for a week, and then nothing for 3 months! Sometimes I'm towing the camper-trailer and sometimes not. The dealer can't find anything wrong. It's been happening since the vehicle was new. I can be driving down the a highway in central Queensland(for non-Australians, very long, very straight and mostly very flat) with car and brain in cruise-control for the last 150 km and suddenly "DONG!!". Equally, it can happen in low-speed stop-start traffic around the city. Wish I knew what was causing it.  White S TDV6 auto. Air Suspension. Active Rear Diff. Autosafe Cargo Barrier. Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch. AT35 coupling. Odyssey Export Signature camper trailer.
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