how do u turn it off. my dads got a 07 and iv been driving it lately cause my 99 is in the shop and its the most annoying sound in the world!!! my 99 only has a light that goes off after a min or 2, and the chime on the 07 NEVER stops for more then like 30 sec.

 

look in the owners manual for "beltminder". it will tell you exactly how to permanently disable that chime.

 

One time disable
If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles
the Belt-Minder feature for that seating position, the Belt-Minder is
disabled for the current ignition cycle. The Belt-Minder feature will
re-enable during the same ignition cycle if the occupant buckles and
remains buckled for approximately 30 seconds. Confirmation is not given
for the one time disable.

Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature
The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder are
deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating
one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will
terminate the process.
Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder features can be
deactivated/activated by performing the following procedure:
Before following the procedure, make sure that:
• The parking brake is set
• The gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission)
• The ignition switch is in the OFF position
• The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled

From page 169 of the '07 owners manual;

1. Turn the ignition switch to the RUN (or ON) position. (DO NOT
START THE ENGINE)
2. Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off. (Approximately
1 minute)
• Step 3 must be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt
warning light turns off.
3. For the seating position being disabled, buckle then unbuckle the
safety belt 9 times, ending in the unbuckled state. (Step 3 must be
completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning light turns
off.)
• After Step 3, the restraint system warning light (airbag light) will be
turned on for three seconds.
4. Within approximately 7 seconds of the light turning off, buckle then
unbuckle the safety belt.
• This will disable the Belt-Minder feature for that seating position if it
is currently enabled. As confirmation, the restraint system warning
light will flash 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
• This will enable the Belt-Minder feature for that seating position if it
is currently disabled. As confirmation, the restraint system warning
light will flash 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by
3 seconds with the light off, then followed by the restraint system
warning light flashing 4 times per second for 3 seconds again.

 

Why not just buckel up there put in fore a reason

 

Country boys don't usually buckle up to drive across a jobsite or field etc

I could see if I only drove in town/cities it probably wouldn't bother me at all. Even better when you get a passenger that doesn't automatically buckle and that thing starts flipping out

 

Go to your local Ford dealer parts department and ask for a "FREE" seat belt extender.Buckle it up just like a regular seat belt and your chime will go away!

 

The seat belt chime is a feature of the generic electronic module (GEM). To permantly disable, it would have to be reprogrammed at your Ford dealer. I don't know if they would do it or not due to the bureaucrat ***** at the federal level.

Greg B

 

What about the key in the ignition chime? There has been times I wanted to leave the doors open with the radio on, but the chimes make too much noise.

 

Yes please-This is the one that drives me crazy

 

Did it, it works, no more annoying chimes.

Thanks