I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
distraction.

Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
with one.

When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.

Any suggestions?

Al

Al <no.spam@wanted.com> writes:

> I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
> as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
> distraction.
>
> Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
> with one.
>
> When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
> car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
> running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
> and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
> off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
> seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
> dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.
>
> Any suggestions?

Interpersonally: Get older or get younger. If this is your most
pressing problem today, go work with some folks less fortunate than
you and get a grip on real problems. New Orleans is still one hell of
a mess, for isntance.

Technically: I'll bet there's a wire pair going from your seat belt
fastener that can be trivially modfied (shorted or opened) to simulate
an "always fastened" state. Risk though is that any logic that
modifies airbag deployment for an unbelted (e.g. stupid) occupant may
be defeated.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4
Chicago, Illinois USA

This is the a.a.subaru forum, right?

Jim

Todd H. wrote:
> Al <no.spam@wanted.com> writes:
>
>> I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
>> as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
>> distraction.
>>
>> Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
>> with one.
>>
>> When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
>> car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
>> running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
>> and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
>> off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
>> seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
>> dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> Interpersonally: Get older or get younger. If this is your most
> pressing problem today, go work with some folks less fortunate than
> you and get a grip on real problems. New Orleans is still one hell of
> a mess, for isntance.
>
> Technically: I'll bet there's a wire pair going from your seat belt
> fastener that can be trivially modfied (shorted or opened) to simulate
> an "always fastened" state. Risk though is that any logic that
> modifies airbag deployment for an unbelted (e.g. stupid) occupant may
> be defeated.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Todd H.
> 2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4
> Chicago, Illinois USA

Al wrote:

> I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
> as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
> distraction.
>
> Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
> with one.
>
> When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
> car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
> running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
> and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
> off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
> seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
> dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Al

The routine listed at the site below worked for my wife's 03 Outback as
well as my 06 WRX Sportwagon;

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/techtips.html

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Al wrote:
> I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
> as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
> distraction.


Simply buckle and un-buckle the driver seatbelt 20 times in 30 seconds
after turning the key to accessories (motor off). Worked in my 07 Legacy.

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:14:41 GMT, Al <no.spam@wanted.com> wrote:

>I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
>as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
>distraction.
>
>Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
>with one.
>
>When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
>car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
>running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
>and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
>off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
>seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
>dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Al

I think it's funny that you're leaving the motor running at the
recycling place. Gives the kids a mixed message, don't it?

In article <h73rc39rd484qpljbik980motqtbanu4tl@4ax.com>,
David <rickets@knac.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:14:41 GMT, Al <no.spam@wanted.com> wrote:
>
> >I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
> >as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
> >distraction.
> >
> >Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
> >with one.
> >
> >When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
> >car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
> >running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
> >and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
> >off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
> >seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
> >dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >
> >Al
>
> I think it's funny that you're leaving the motor running at the
> recycling place. Gives the kids a mixed message, don't it?

And how much does it cost in pollution to restart it every few minutes?

Al

In article <j07zi.4541$LL7.2546@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com>,
Carl 1 Lucky Texan <alckytxn@swbell.not> wrote:

> Al wrote:
>
> > I just got a new '07 Forester. The seat belt unfastened warning comes on
> > as usual. Except it repeats every minute or so. It's driving me to
> > distraction.
> >
> > Yes, I do use my seat belt. I stated using them when my '66 Corvair came
> > with one.
> >
> > When I go to my town's recycling station, I have to park and move the
> > car several times for each type of trash disposal. I leave the motor
> > running, get out and dump my stuff. I then get in, drive about 40 feet
> > and repeat. Speeds never get about 5MPH. But the damn dinger keeps going
> > off as I, and no one else for that matter, don't bother with the
> > seatbelt. If I can't find a subtle way of disabling the repeated
> > dinging,, I'll just cut the damn wires to it.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Al
>
> The routine listed at the site below worked for my wife's 03 Outback as
> well as my 06 WRX Sportwagon;
>
> http://www.cars101.com/subaru/techtips.html

Thanks for the advice. I'll try it out.

Al

In article <84d4xf4481.fsf@ripco.com>, subaru@toddh.net (Todd H.)
wrote:

> Al <no.spam@wanted.com> writes:
>

<snip>

> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Interpersonally: Get older or get younger. If this is your most
> pressing problem today, go work with some folks less fortunate than
> you and get a grip on real problems. New Orleans is still one hell of
> a mess, for isntance.
>

<snip>

You're right about that. Years ago I had a co-worker who's young (3yrs.
or so) daughter had a heart problem. Her surgery was unsuccessful and
she later died.

At the time, my biggest problem was getting the wire wheels on my XKE
balanced. I was single, of course.

I'm not a joiner, so I just help out with cash. I give a lot (relatively
speaking as that varies according to your circumstances). Last donation
was $10K to our town's library foundation for which my wife was a
founding member. She does all the people work, I just pay the bills.

Yes, we have to supplement our town's library budget. Sad state of
government, isn't it?

Al

Al wrote:
>
> And how much does it cost in pollution to restart it every few minutes?
>

Apparently, very little (less than the pollution produced by idling for
10 SECONDS). See http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/myths/idling.html