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      10-14-2020, 12:45 PM   #1
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Disable Seatbelt Chime at Startup

I was able to code a few things successfully with bimmercode.

However, for the seatbelt chime at startup, it didn't seem to work. I was able to set the "Seatbelt reminder" entries to "Not Active". But when I start up the car, I still get the chime if the seatbelt isn't engaged. Any ideas?

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      10-14-2020, 03:31 PM   #2
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Put seatbelt on?
Sorry couldn't resist.

My uk model only chimes once you have moved a bit over about 5 mph or thereabouts. So if you are just parking and manoeuvring, no chime but as soon as you move off over about 5mph it will chime.
There may be country specific differences there possibly?
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Put seatbelt on?
Sorry couldn't resist.

My uk model only chimes once you have moved a bit over about 5 mph or thereabouts. So if you are just parking and manoeuvring, no chime but as soon as you move off over about 5mph it will chime.
There may be country specific differences there possibly?
US is pretty much same with the seat belt reminder. And, I agree wear a seat belt!

OP, email bimmercode and ask them for advice.
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I wear a seatbelt everytime. Feel naked without it. The chime is annoying because I put on my seatbelt right after hitting the engine-start button.

I wonder why my case is different - the chime happens while I am in park.
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I wear a seatbelt everytime. Feel naked without it. The chime is annoying because I put on my seatbelt right after hitting the engine-start button.

I wonder why my case is different - the chime happens while I am in park.
The same is true for me. I notice we both have MY2020 so perhaps there was an update added to MY2020 to chime as soon as the engine is turned on in addition to if done while driving.

I have adjusted fairly often to belt first then turning the engine one. This is easier in my 530e due to it already being at a comfortable temp due to preconditioning. In my old car I'd get the engine on first to get climate control working ASAP.
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The same is true for me. I notice we both have MY2020 so perhaps there was an update added to MY2020 to chime as soon as the engine is turned on in addition to if done while driving.

I have adjusted fairly often to belt first then turning the engine one. This is easier in my 530e due to it already being at a comfortable temp due to preconditioning. In my old car I'd get the engine on first to get climate control working ASAP.
Thanks for chiming in (pun intended!). Did you also try coding yours to deactivate the chime?
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Thanks for chiming in (pun intended!). Did you also try coding yours to deactivate the chime?
I have not tried to disable the chime. I always belt up so I usually tune it out when I turn on first. My last car had the same. I have adjusted on the BMW though to belting first then turning on as they've incorporated it more deeply into the car I feel.

For me, as soon as I click my belt in once I get into the car it does a bunch of stuff like making the side bolster go to my desired setting. If I had seat heating, ventilation, or massage activated recently it automatically turns all of these back on for me. So they've added a few more incentives I guess to get me to shift from belting before driving off to belting as soon as I sit down.
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I have not tried to disable the chime. I always belt up so I usually tune it out when I turn on first. My last car had the same. I have adjusted on the BMW though to belting first then turning on as they've incorporated it more deeply into the car I feel.

For me, as soon as I click my belt in once I get into the car it does a bunch of stuff like making the side bolster go to my desired setting. If I had seat heating, ventilation, or massage activated recently it automatically turns all of these back on for me. So they've added a few more incentives I guess to get me to shift from belting before driving off to belting as soon as I sit down.
Fair enough. There's no good reason that I do my seatbelt right after starting the engine, and not the other way around. It's just been a multi-decade habit, that will be hard to break.
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Sounds like a regulation difference there for the US. In U.K. if I start the car and don't put belt on there is no chime unless I start to drive around, as I say slow manoeuvres do not make it chime until you start to make some progress
So there must be a setting governing that so presumably codeable
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I just heard back from bimmercode and they say that this should be fixed in their next release.
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I just heard back from bimmercode and they say that this should be fixed in their next release.
If you sign up for their beta app, it might already be fixed.
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Just wanted to report that the latest update from bimmercode a week ago did in fact fix this issue. I wish they would publish updates more often. Seems like they're on a 4-6 month cadence.
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If you sign up for their beta app, it might already be fixed.
Ah ok. Where is their beta program? Are they on TestFlight or something?
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If you sign up for their beta app, it might already be fixed.
Ah ok. Where is their beta program? Are they on TestFlight or something?
For iOS you request through the app to be part of the beta. Bimmercode will send you a link to download after sign up.

For Android you sign up through Playstore.
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