I have one simple question: Does anybody know how can I disable the sound that is beeping very loud for about 30 sec. if you dont put your seat belt.Thanks in front

 

Yep, put your belt on.

 

Seriously though, I have no idea.

 

there is a set of wires that runs up the belt and a circuit is completed when the belt is inserted, the only way to by pass that is to disable the wires (cut them) I have not done this to a car never the 1997, but I have herd an urban legend that if you do that your car won't start. Best case scenario...cut the wires and the car starts, problem solved. Worst case scenario...cut the wires the cad DOESN'T start you splice the wires back together. I hope this helps.

 

Please put your seatbelt on. If not for yourself, then if you are in a 2 vehicle MVC, it will lessen the remorse of the driver of the other vehicle as it will reduce the risk of you being injured/killed. The 8 surrounds you and there is not anyplace you can't reach when wearing it that you can when you aren't. It will keep your face off the dash and out of the windshield. Also it will stop that damn dinging sound! Do you have seatbelt laws?

 

It's a little bit annoying to put the seat belt on all the time,when you have a several short distance drive

 

I started wearing my belt 26 years ago when my son was born (had to be responsable for more than just me) and found in 2 months that the action was so automatic I didn't even notice I was doing it. Became automatic just like you don't have to think about shifting/clutch etc. After 3 months if I forgot, I would feel uncomfortable until I realized it wasn't on. Try it. You might like it.

 

well...if there is no other solution, probably I will do this automaticly after a few months, because that sound is so,...so irritating. By the way I have my RX-8 only for 2 days and maybe that's why I am not used to have this beeping if I dont put my seat belt.This beeping will definitely make me learn to put the seat belt all the time

 

Congrats on the new baby. Enjoy! (envy, envy, envy)

 

This should motivate you to wear a seatbelt. This company, called "Idrive" installs cameras into commercial vehicles to help dispute auto accident claims.

(WARNING: graphic images!!!! View at your own risk)
http://www.motorminute.com/Audio/noseatbelt.avi

 

Most accidents happen less then 25 miles from home. Its the short trip that gets you. It takes 2 to 3 months for an adult to form a habit. I will tell how to shut it off in June. (Just kidding, keep it on)

 

I agree totally with wearing seatbelts 24-7. Plus, being military, I will void my life insurance policy if I die without it on. I too dislike the sound of the idiot bell going off when I first start the car. In my old truck (94) I disconnected the two wires at the base where the female end of the buckle meets the floor. Took the open end of the connector and jumped the two sides with a paperclip. Held in place for over three years (sold the truck), and I never again heard the dinging sound. Just remember to wear your seatbelt, though. Be smart.

 

Pepel...Honestly. This automatic thing works. It is annoying at first, but after few months you won't notice you are doing it, then you would feel naked without it. I even leave it on when I am just sitting in the car...try it

Mark

 

Proud to say I have never heard the dinging sound.

That video was awesome, and should be required viewing in order to obtain a drivers license and upon every renewal.

Hope the guy was OK.

 

mine does not beep or my radio is so loud i cant here it but 99%of the time i have them on

 

It is a known fact that over 90% of all accidents happen within 20 miles of home!

There are some states that are thinking about enacting legislation that would make someone that is injured in a car crash and was not wearing seat belts responsible for all medical bills with no help from the insurer. Injuries that are incured due to personal choice to not were ones seat belt will bear full responsibility for all injuries incured in a collision.

 

I agree that this beep is the most annoying thing about my new RX8. I wear my seatbelt when appropriate, but not when I'm driving from my mailbox to my house. If I disconnect my seatbelt just before getting to my mailbox (before completely stopping), the darned thing beeps for the entire time I'm at my mailbox, and on the drive from the mailbox the 100 yds to my house. Also beeps just driving across a parking lot.

Page 5-45 of the 2006 manual says there are 2 seatbelt warning systems: the normal one that most cars have that beep for 6-10 seconds and then shut up, and then Mazda's "belt minder" system which beeps pretty much forever (or it seems like it). The good news is that your Mazda Dealer can disable this extra "belt minder" system, at least according to the manual. The bad news is that my dealer is afraid to do so due to it being a safety feature. Once I pointed out that the manual said it was okay, and that it was an "additional" saftey feature above and beyond the standard one, they said they'd do it for $95. That will be the best $95 I've spent in a while!

I was hoping someone on here knew how to do it, but I haven't seen any posts on how; does anyone?

 

You can go to the dealership and have them turn it off, im a certified mazda tech. where do you live i can do it no charge.

 

Although "I" believe in wearing seatbelts, I'm not going to tell you how live your life.
That said, if you open both doors, push your seat all the way forward and look under
the back of your seat. There is probably a connector that you can disconnect at the base
of the seatbelt receptor.

 

mine doesn't beep =(

 

For ultra-short trips (like down in to the parking garage after I got out to open the garage doors) I keep the speed under 8 km/h (5 Mph?), then the seatbelt alarm does not go off...

Cheers, Niclas

 

Yup its automatic with me too

 

Be a responsible driver, just buckle up however short the trip is even its a garage backup car wash trip.

 

Just buckle up.

Where accidents happen
Miles from home Percentage of accidents
1 mile or less 23 percent
2 to 5 miles 29 percent
6 to 10 miles 17 percent
11 to 15 miles 8 percent
16 to 20 miles 6 percent
More than 20 miles 17 percent http://www.insurance.com/Article.asp...Home/artid/104

 

Even though this thread is over 2 years old, I also concur... wear your seatbelt.