The only response I can give, which won't really help you but will stop the Ding Ding Bloody Ding, is that "OK so I maybe should" should read - I should. No quibbles, it is against the law to drive without a seatbelt unless

Exemptions from seat belt wearing

The legislation provides for a number of specific exemptions from the seat belt wearing requirements on medical and other grounds. Please consult your doctor if you think you should not wear a seat belt on medical grounds.
As for the others these include:-

"(b) the driver of or a passenger in a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for carrying goods, while on a journey which does not exceed 50 metres and which is undertaken for the purpose of delivering or collecting any thing;

(c) a person driving a vehicle while performing a manoeuvre which includes reversing;

(d) a qualified driver (within the meaning given by regulation 9 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987) who is supervising the holder of a provisional licence (within the meaning of Part III of the Act) while that holder is performing a manoeuvre which includes reversing;

(e) a person by whom, as provided in the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987, a test of competence to drive is being conducted and his wearing a seat belt would endanger himself or any other person;

(f) a person driving or riding in a vehicle while it is being used for fire brigade or police purposes or for carrying a person in lawful custody (a person who is being so carried being included in this exemption);

(g) the driver of—

(i) a licensed taxi while it is being used for seeking hire, or answering a call for hire, or carrying a passenger for hire, or

(ii) a private hire vehicle while it is being used to carry a passenger for hire;

(h) a person riding in a vehicle, being used under a trade licence, for the purpose of investigating or remedying a mechanical fault in the vehicle;

(j) a disabled person who is wearing a disabled person's belt; or

(k) a person riding in a vehicle while it is taking part in a procession organised by or on behalf of the Crown."

If of course you fall into one of the above categories then contact your dealer and they will remove the warning chimes for you.

 

II don't belt up when popping from one to the next... OK so I maybe should but I cant be bothered.

Lazy and stupid

 

the dings and dongs are there for a reason!
If you crash, your face won't be the airbag!

But if you really want to disable the sound, just run the belt through the back of the seat and clink in to place.

 

How about.............

Cutting the buckle of a spare seat belt and leaving it permanently plugged in

Then again the system may work on pressure on the seat rather than an electrical connection through the buckle.

Alternatively......

Find the source of the ding bleeding dong and unplug the little fekker.

Or........

Wear it as you're supposed to

As I'm typing this I've realised it must work on pressure, otherwise how would the system know there were passengers in the car? so scrap the first one...

 

Bunker

Only the passenger seats use the pressure sensors. The drivers seat does not need a pressure sensor, how else can the car be driven with out someone in the driving seat?

The seat belt 'clip' would work ok, if you can get one to fit, or just short the wires going to the switch in the seat belt anchor.

Legal is best though

 

Actually to all you do gooders............

The law also states that if you are driving 50 meters or less ( like I generally do on industrial estates) then you do not need to belt up.....

So belt up!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Go find yourself a scrapyard then.

Looks like my buckle idea will work according to Alarmin and if you're lucky the buckle / clip bit might be common to all Kia's.

 

Its a good idea re the buckle.... but if I put a delivery on the passenger seat........ the bloody thing ding bloody dongs again because of the sensors....... doh.... ok 2 buckles then..... Wonder why the Sportage doesn't have the warning then if its so important?????

 

Its a good idea re the buckle.... but if I put a delivery on the passenger seat........ the bloody thing ding bloody dongs again because of the sensors....... doh

Just buckle up the passenger belt.

The pressure sensor thinks there's a passenger sitting there and does an electrical check for the belt buckle, just make sure it 'sees' one

 

Do what someone else suggested, pass the seat belt behind the seat and plug in the buckle normally - worked perfectly for a blerk taking us on a wildlife tour around Mull last year (OK, so he was driving an Astra).

 

Suggestion

Hi Promethean, my only suggestion would be to drive less than 20kmph (i think it's about 12,4 mph), i've tryed this today and if i i go from 1'st gear to 2'nd and release accelerator completely, car is moving fast enough bellow 20 kmph and ther's no annoyng DYNGALY DONG, this speed should be sufficient to go from one door to another,try it .

 

The funny thing about my pasenger "Ding" sensor is that in one spot I cant place the lightest object without It setting of. If I put my notebook bag in the wrong place it starts beeping.

 

How to Disable the Seat Belt Warning On the Optima

On my 2008 Optima:

From the seat belt there is a plug connector located under the driver's seat. Pull it off the metal bracket it rests on and pull the connection apart (you have to press in the plastic tab to pull the plug apart). It has 4 wires. You want to pull the BLUE wire out of the plug. This can be done by using a pin to push in the metal tab on the end of the wire. Put a piece of tape over the wire once removed and then clip everything back together.

Good Luck.

 

disable seatbelt chime

Here is another way. The seatbelt socket has two really wierd screws that can be removed with a little effort. It needs a special screw driver bit that can be bought from Autozone. This bit is star shaped and has a hole in the center. Costs $9.99 for a set of these.

The 2nd smallest bit can be used to open the two screws found on the seatbelt socket - Next use a screwdriver or something like a butter knife to pry open the two plastic pieces of the socket. One side should snap off and the other should slide out thru the top with a little effort.

Now experiment with the unassembled seatbelt socket a little to understand how it works. Start the car. Take the seat belt buckle and slide it into the socket. See what moves in the socket and then "unbuckle" the seat belt. You should hear the "ding, ding ding". Try this a few times so u get the hang of the mechanism...

On both sides (edges) of the socket are two sensors. One of them is a "touch" sensor - it is basically two metal plates that are pressing against each other when the seat belt is unbuckled. When you buckle yr seat belt, the two metal plates are pushed aside creating an open circuit. If you keep this as an open circuit - you will hear no more chimes. Do not do anything with the sealed sensor with a spring like thing in it.

Remove the touch sensor by snapping it of the skeletal seatbelt socket. Pull out one of the metal plates along with the wire that holds it. You can cut this wire off or bend the wire with the metal plate away from the other one. I bent the wire back to the location where it entered the seatbelt socket and can therefore enable the sensor when I want.

Now put all pieces back and you are all set. In summary - an open circuit on the sensor line is what you need to disable the chime.