I searched and could not find anything on this. I want to kill the seat belt chime. On my 4Runner I just snipped a wire under my seat. The XK8 I suspect is a little more complicated. Has anyone done this before? If so, what is the magic process?


thanks

 

The chime stops, or should stop, when the seatbelt is clipped into the buckle as detected by a Hall Effect Sensor in the buckle.

I presume you like driving around without wearing your seatbelt ....

Graham

 

Interestingly enough, I once stumbled upon a plastic insert that was essentially a replacement buckle, that you could plug in to stop the chime while keeping the belt unbuckled. That would be a quick-and-dirty solution. I found it on ebay while I was searching for those little seat belt cover caps. At the time I wondered if anyone would actually want to do this, but here it is.

EDIT: Here is one, in (probably fake) carbon fiber: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CARBON-FIBER...4ce59c&vxp=mtr

 

If I recall correctly, there is a procedure to turn the chime off. There is a thread with the info.

Have a look, you might find it or someone may point you in the right direction.

 

Jim,

It can be turned off in the XK and that could be the thread you recall. I haven't come across a similar procedure for the earlier XK8.

Graham

 

Hi Graham,
I'm going from memory but I think it is to do with buckling and unbuckling the seat belt 8 times.

I remember the thread as at the time I looked into it for my old one, in the end I couldn't be bothered. I'm sure it was for the XK8 though.

I could be wrong, memory is not what it once was.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lt-chime-5733/

Look at post 2

 

Actually, I like wearing my seatbelt. My routine is to put the key in the ignition first then take care of other things like changing glasses, adjusting steering column, etc. In the meantime the seatbelt nanny is chiming away. Being an adult, I really don't need the Nanny State to tell me what to do.

 

That's the "key in ignition" chime.

The seatbelt chime won't trigger until you put it into gear. (memory may be faulty here)

 

I tried the buckle/unbuckle 8 times thing a couple of times on my 97 XK8 with no luck. I guess I'm going to have to hunt down a wire......

 

Why on earth do they have a chime for that? I could see it if you have the car door open but otherwise it makes no sense.
Well, no wonder I couldn't turn it off, it was never turned on in the first place I guess.

 

If the seat belt chime is coming on, it's because the seat belt is not on. The problem may be that the switch in the buckle that turns the chime off is bad, not the other way around.

 

Tell you what ... get in, turn key to position 2, do your thing ... crank. Meanwhile the system is doing its self checks and booting. The computer is happier that way.

 

The front seat belt buckles are secured to a moving inboard seat rail that enables the front seat to be moved without adjustment to the seat belt assembly. Visual and audible warnings operate if the driver seat belt tongue is not installed to the seat belt buckle when the driver seat is occupied and the ignition is switched to position I or II. The front seat belt buckles are fitted with sensors which form an integral part of the Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). For additional information, refer to .