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

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

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

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. :)
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.

It's a little bit annoying to put the seat belt on all the time,when you have a several short distance drive 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.aspx/Car_Accidents_Tend_to_Occur_Close_to_Home/artid/104

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

how about you sit in the car first... shut the door.. THEN stick the key in the ignition.

if you stick the key in first while the door is still open... it will continue to ding until the door is closed.

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?Nice thread revival. Gotta love a first post that shows good use of Search. (NOTE to others - be sure to argue with recent posts, not two-year-old posts ;) )

I say find a wreck and cut the buckle off the seat-belt. You might even troll the forum here for a while to find one - in a head-on collision the front seat-belts fire their one-time locking charge and are hence-forth useless and need to be replaced. I would have been happy to cut out my buckles for you back in November if I'd had any idea they might be useful.

Point being - you can plug the spare buckle into the recepticle, thus fooling the seat-belt monitor while leaving your regular seat-belt and buckle out of your way. I wouldn't do that, but if you're not my kid or my passenger then your business is your business.

I used to have a 1/2 mile driveway so I relate to the car-trip to the mailbox.

I was and remain a life-long seat-belt user except for one case - in college I had a motor route for a year where I delivered ~300 newspapers by car early every morning. I was literally in and out of the car over 100 times in a 2 hour period, never driving more than about 5mph to 10mph (that kinda job wears out door handles faster than wiper blades). I quit using my seat-belt on-the-route after a couple of days, but I never lost the habit of using it at all other times.

It is annoying at first, but after few months you won't notice you are doing it, then you would feel naked without it.

Most of the time I am naked if I don't wear my seatbelt. Too much information?

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.aspx/Car_Accidents_Tend_to_Occur_Close_to_Home/artid/104

The probability of getting into an accident closer to your home is higher because you drive more often around your home. Just because the numbers say that driving 100 miles away from your house is statistically higher it does not mean that you are less likely to get into an accident. I'm about 95% sure about that but I've also read that 4.5% of the people in the forum are still scratching their heads about this fact.

...(NOTE to others - be sure to argue with recent posts, not two-year-old posts ;) )

...s.
Who has time to look at dates?:) But, yeah...

Thanks to the mazda tech who posted offering to take care of this for me! (I'm in VA, so a bit too far :) ) My Mazda dealer disabled the "beltminder" feature, which is Mazda's warning system that goes above and beyond what any normal human being needs as a reminder to buckle their seatbelt. Now, it simply beeps for 6 seconds, which is plenty of time to remind me to make an informed decision about whether I'm heading out on a road, or simply driving to my mailbox.