Trent Bates Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 That's too bad considering how much trouble some people are having getting this to work. If this thread wasn't already 201 posts long, I'd be tempted to lay out the procedure again to be helpful. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzo Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I wonder if there are multiple revisions of the relevant control module. I've had my LGT since June and have tried at least a dozen times to disable the chime, using all the various techniques suggested in this thread, and have not yet succeeded. Maybe I have an 'early' version that doesn't allow the disable? Anyone else having problems with this - how 'old' is your 2005 Legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Bates Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 [quote name='kenzo'] have tried at least a dozen times to disable the chime, using all the various techniques suggested in this thread, and have not yet succeeded.[/QUOTE] Nah. It's just YOU! ;) Seriously, you might be on to something. There might be a different or non-existent method of doing this on earlier versions of the firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Legacy Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 wow this is a long thread I stopped at page 10 lol. Sounds like people don't read their owner manuals. I found it right away and it worked the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzo Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 [quote name='Black_Legacy']wow this is a long thread I stopped at page 10 lol. Sounds like people don't read their owner manuals. I found it right away and it worked the first time.[/QUOTE] I read all the manuals I get, including car manuals. I read this forum and know how to use the 'search' facility very well. Congratulations on your immediate success, and thank you for assuming that the rest of us not visited by your good fortune are somehow deficient. Please don't ever look for help here or we will be forced to make the same assumptions about your ineptitude. Perhaps a small wager is in order if you are willing to meet. If you can disable the chime for me within 10 tries, I'll pay you $100. If you can't, pay me $100. Sounds like easy money, right? Awaiting further constructive comments, kenzo :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfoot Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 OK, I had to do it two times to get it to work. What IS the deal with 1 vs 2? I made sure I followed the same pattern when I did it with only 1 iteration and then with 2 iterations. 1 iteration NEVER worked for me but when I did the sequence twice it worked first time. Either the first iteration was an error or something is goofy here. Why does 1 work for some and not others? Does that mean that everyone that had to do it twice did something wrong during the first sequence? I THINK NOT! LONG LIVE THE TWOFERS! The only twist I gave it is I left the key in the ignition in-between the first iteration and the second iteration of the 20 in and outs. I shut the car off, let the lights die out and then clicked it on again for iteration #2. Clicked key off, pulled key out and then tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Scary thing happened over the weekend - after two months of auditory bliss after having disabled my seatbelt warning in late August - the chime started its ugly chant again. To my knowledge the battery has never been disconnected. I was parked at the airport over the weekend and when I started the car up the chime started going. I was fiddling through my wallet for the parking ticket and suddenly the chime came on again after about 20 seconds. It's rather curious since this had been fixed for a couple of months. I re-applied the fix but I sure hope I don't have to do this every two months. Six times a year will make me reach for a pair of wire cutters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Hmm thanks for the update, sounds a little strange that the car would reprogram itself like that especailly if no work had been done on the car. Let us know how is goes over the next view weeks. We might have to get the boys to program a refix. Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 I didn't read through all 21 pages, but want to note that two cycles worked for me the first time through. I just got my car this week. One interesting point I noticed while turning the seatbelt ding off (and this maybe a re-post but I wasn't about to read past pg 10), was that the programming that turns the headlights off when you have the car in N and set the e-brake was also turned off. Now, when I set the e-brake the headlights stay on (which I consider a good thing). I am not sure of the logic that had the default programming set to disable the headlights when the e-brake was set. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_hunter Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 The brake only switches the DRLs, not the headlights. Is that what you're talking about?? Headlights are not affected by the parking brake. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 No, it switches the headlights. I was driving last night with headlights on and left the car running to run into a store for a minute. When I set the e-brake, the headlights went out. After doing the seatbelt bell disco, the e-brake no longer shuts the headlights off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Bates Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 I'm sorry patagonian[b]lgt[/b], I think you are confused. :( Here's my experiences: I often leave the light switch on the stalk to the left of the steering wheel in the middle position. In that position, officially only the marker lights are on. The headlights are off. But since I haven't disabled the DRLs, the headlights also burn at a reduced voltage. When lifting the parking brake with the engine running, the DRL (headlights) go out but the marker lights are still lit. If I turn the stalk switch all the way on, not only do my fog lights come on because I tend to leave that switch on all the time, but the headlights are officially on as well. Lifting the parking brake doesn't turn off the headlights. Try it out and see if I'm correct. I'd be very interested to hear if yours is different! I was about to ask how you accomplished this yesterday because I hadn't heard of this option yet. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 It is entirely possible that I had my headlights off as I went from one store to another in the same plaza.....I will check it out tonight to be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexmobbin Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 yah, the e-brake still turns the DRLs off with the seatbelt ringer disconnected. (don't know if this is the topic here as i only read the last 3 posts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Okay, so today I take in my Leg for a subwoofer install. I get in and hear the thumping bass and ALSO the idiot bell that I successfully got rid of months ago. Obviously the battery was disconnected, but doing the 20 disconnect deal worked once again and I am annoying chime free. Only did the 20 click thing one time thru too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFTEK Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Just did mine, love it :) It took me about 4 tries but i finally got it. Love the forum even more now :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das s14 Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 what i did was i took the control mod. out and taped up the buzzard... still herd it but much much softer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXR2GT Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 I remember my father cursing the idiot bell in his Mercury Comet. It sounded more like a fire alarm than today's polite chime. His solution (until he saw me copy him), was to disable it by hooking the belt latch onto the door lock. Lucky for us, we can disable the chime, claim triumph over the safety do-gooders and still buckle up. For all the legitimate reasons to disable the chime, I suspect that some of us don't buckle up until we're under way, after organizing CDs, cellphones, wallet, etc. Personally, I've got some bad habits I need to break, so I'm leaving the chime enabled for a while longer. I've got a little one watching me now. Besides, if it's not the idiot bell, it's my wife chiming in to "please buckle up, honey". And you think disabling the chime is difficult... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awdG35killer Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 talked to my dealer here and be straight said with no hesitation "we cant do that because its illegal". im calling other dealerships today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcgliss Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 It's a snap to de-program. JC, Chicagoland bassist & opentracker 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd wagon 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemani Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Is there a time limit on this disable or what??? My chime came back after a few months and I had to re-disable it, and it wasn't as if my car's battery drained or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I didnt experience anything like that, but whats the big deal! if it comes back just disable it, it'll only take 50 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_42 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Thanks, that bell was getting on my nerves, it turned off on the first try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
na_soak Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 [color=black]Got the wife to help. Had the wife hands on the keys and my hands on the seatbelt ready for clicking. It worked the first time. Happy as a kid, then the wife mention you shouldn't have disable it. Oh well, it's my car, but less sex as compare to extra sex for few of you. [/color] [color=black][font=Times New Roman]Pat.[/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppt Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Mine chime comes back every now and then as well. Not sure what causes it to reset. I am wondering if it has anything to do with my auto-start, ...but there doesn't seem to be any pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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