Max
Member Since: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Stonehaven
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To Ecosse - I've just found your A1+ tip to disable the extremely irritating sealt belt warning chime - and yes, IT WORKS !!! - THANK YOU !!! I spent the weekend working with a trailer and the chimes were driving me crazy - as they have done for the past 6 months. Also good news that the passenger seat is now disabled so I can put stuff on the seat without having to reach over and put the belt on. Next task is to disable the "key in ignition" chimes ......any clues ?
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Sitting pensively in front of the mouse trap looking at the cheese
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the key in the ignition warning is tied too deep into the system to disable... we have been looking for a 'cure' to this for over a year.
Maybe steveho knows 
-s
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| Wed Feb 22 2006 5:02pm |
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Max
Member Since: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Stonehaven
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Simon - tks for your reply. I have found a way to disable the "key in ignition" chime but it has a side effect..... You can pull fuse No. 40 "Key in Sense" - 5 amp rating from the passenger compartment fuses behind the glove box. This will disable the key in ignition chime but will then display on the dash, a continuous handbrake failure yellow warning light. The handbrake will operate normally but for obvious reasons I replaced the fuse and continue to search for another route .....I'm not aware if pulling this fuse will have an effect on any other system so please exercise caution.
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| Wed Feb 22 2006 5:26pm |
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Locki
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Germany
Posts: 38
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but there is a fuse behind the glove box, specially for the key warning. Some weeks ago I put the fuse out, the engine was running normaly but when I switched off the motor and opend the door no signal came up.
The only thing I dont know is: is this fuse ONLY for the key warning or are there are some other functions behind.
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| Wed Feb 22 2006 5:37pm |
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Max
Member Since: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Stonehaven
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Locki - tks for your comment ref pulling the fuse. It sounds like you pulled the same fuse as me - No.40 -5 amp behind pax glove box. Could you pls confirm if it was this one or was it another ?
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| Wed Feb 22 2006 5:55pm |
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gmidghall
Member Since: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Onchan
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Hi,
I hope this has not already been asked, if you disable seat belt alarm as posted it's said the seat belt light stays on after the tone is disabled. Does the light stay on all the time or just when you start the vehicle?
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| Fri Feb 24 2006 12:39am |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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No its fine, just the light stays on if you don't plug your seat belt in.
The bong is banished
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| Fri Feb 24 2006 12:44am |
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gmidghall
Member Since: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Onchan
Posts: 34
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thank f**k for that i'll try it tommorrow and hopefully no more bong to do my nut in 
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| Fri Feb 24 2006 12:50am |
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Engin
Member Since: 02 Mar 2006
Location: Ankara
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Hey, my first trick learned from the forum and it works beautifully! Big thanks! 
Next job looks like the Turbochip!! 
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| Mon Mar 06 2006 9:36am |
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mudplugger
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: err... near Inglewhite, Lancs.
Posts: 89
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Brilliant - this tip works a treat...
Thanks From a two Land Rover household to one big FFRR...
Range Rover Vogue TDV8
Shogun SWB 4Work
Steyr M9094 Tractor
(Still a D3 fan though!)
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SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Wishing I was ... well that would be telling ...
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Could have done with this yesterday morning! Had one of my dogs (a shihtzu - no jokes please!) sat on the passenger seat and everytime she got up to turn around or look out of the window, a paw must have jabbed the sensor and I got a bong - didn't know what it was the first few times it happened, kept expecting an error on the dash display but no little 'i' appeared... Steve N | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto  | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto  | Club 10K | Am I Online?
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Rencolyn
Member Since: 26 Feb 2008
Location: Knysna
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Another way to stop the irritating Bong, drape the seat belt over the back of the seat & insert the clip. Fine for short trips etc, no bong & no lights. Works on both sides, however, tried the procedure above on MY08 and it works like a dream...thanks guys.
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Rencolyn
Member Since: 26 Feb 2008
Location: Knysna
Posts: 205
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Has anyone ascertained if the air bags are still operative after the disabled mod & without the seat belts clipped in??? Ren Colyn
TDV6 HSE
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CG
Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
Location: In the middle somewhere
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 good point, I hope so, but I expect the no simple way to tell Formerly shiny moose
Silver TDV6 S with sat nav, PTI, Mantec, Traxide and Moosed up a bit
member of Club MTR
"I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you read is not what I meant"
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Sitting pensively in front of the mouse trap looking at the cheese
Posts: 18155
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If there is pressure in the seat then the airbags will be activated. They are also variable in their inflation based on weight on the seat I believe.
All you are doing by using the seat belt tip is turning on or off the audible alarm. You will notice the red seat belt warning symbol still appears if you have a seat occupied but not belt clipped in.
If no seat is occupied the airbag does not go off from what I understand. Side and curtain airbags would though.
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