Hey folks, I noticed when I got a Mini loaner and when my wife test drove a clubman that the seat belt warning noise was much lower. Mine is blasting loud. Often times I may be on the phone with something sitting in the passenger seat and people hear the noise very loud. Is there a way to turn it down so its not ear piercing? BTW I have the oem gps if that helps.

 

I also noticed this difference on the Clubman loaner that I have right now. I plan on asking my SA when I go to pick my car up if there is anyway to change the tone.

 

Along with your Owners Manual, you should have received a seven fold card titled "OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - RADIO BOOST CD".

(On the "SETTINGS" fold) press the button with the music staff and then the 'hot' button for "CHIME", (it is far right selection) then turn **** to select volume and press to save.

The above setting will apply to all the "warnings" and if you try to increase music volume to drown out the warning, the warning will increase also.

 

many thanks, i will try this.

 

you could also try using the seatbelt...

 

they said SOMETHING sitting in the passenger seat... you could try reading

 

fishbert - actually i do use the seat belt. but it comes on even when you put a bag or something in the passenger seat. so maybe read the original post and not just post to make a comment? I know you probably have nothing else to do but comment on threads for no reason.

 

Wow, insults and venom... Merry Christmas to you too.

Let's try this again...
I think you'll find that if you use the seatbelt, the chime will stop.
I'm sorry if that's difficult for you to comprehend without a person sitting there (go buy a flat daddy?), but I don't agree that it's somehow my problem.

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother.

 

i think if your initial post hadn't been so snooty it would have been easier to "comprehend." i get it now, buckle the seat belt when there is something in the seat that is making the noise.

 

It should not 'gong' a light load in an un-belted passenger seat.

Have seen (on NAM) that threshold should exceed twenty pounds or so,
I have loaded over fifty pounds (way more than I would want unsecured) without gong.

Have seen many complaints here, need to find that 'official' threshold and if out of spec,
get a warranty fix.

 

Well maybe my laptop bag is heavy, I dont know. Nor does that really matter. The question was not how to stop the noise if I dont want to fasten my seat belt. The question was about turning it down like i hear in many other mini's. I did not ask for a snooty comment by fishbert. No **** if I fasten the seat belt it will stop. But who has fastened seat belts with no one in the seat? I have never done that and never even thought of doing so. Nor is that in any way pertaining to my question. Some people just gotta jump in on threads and say something ignorant to make them feel better as we see in both of fishberts comments.

So lets start this again...fishbert if you f-off and read next time you may not need to respond if you dont have a real solution. Especially since someone already posted how to turn it down. You just wanted to be an ***.

 

Quick to jump on someone trying to offer a solution, then some 'blame someone else' attitude and more name-calling instead of so much as an apology when it's made more explicit... you're not a very easy person to get along with, are you?

At least most of the others I've met here so far have been more pleasant to deal with. In any case, I hope the solution works for the OP.

Hmm... I guess not.
You may have thought my first comment "snooty," but now you're the one turning your nose up at a perfectly viable solution because "I have never done that and never even thought of doing so." And, your reading comprehension may need some work if you truly believe my solution is not real and is based in ignorance.

You two seem to be made for each other or perhaps you both got lumps of coal in your stockings this year... either way, I think I'm going to leave this thread be.
Sorry I bothered to try and help.

 

Please explain how buckling the seat belt has anything with the volume of the tone? Since you think your original comment was such a good answer.

 

What if you just used the Floor Board for you packages and the back seat, then you wouldn't have the chiming issue at all. If I've missed something I apologize in advance.

 

i'm going to go cry now bye bye. it seems that you should have been the one to apologize first. considering my first reply to you included a smiley face, hinting that it's all fun and games. although we all have a right to type whatever we want, a sarcastic comment is not always wanted and therefore, people have a right to respond. and well, your first post WAS snooty. maybe you are the person that is hard to get along with, unable to admit your faults?? hm? but who cares, it seems a little stupid to say something like that about someone you don't even know. but whatevs.

 

I have no intention of dragging out the back-and-forth on the forum, but I'll answer your question as clearly as I can.

If you plug the seatbelt in, then the chime will stop (i.e., have a volume of zero)... in which case you may talk on the phone all you like, without those on the other end complaining about the noise (which was your original complaint).

If that doesn't work for you, fine... but the insults, name-calling, and "if you f-off and read next time" has been unwarranted and immature. Someone comes on here, offering a solution to your problem, most people don't jump on the person for not reading. But hey, you and that other guy obviously didn't understand what I was getting at... fine... but when I explain it further (albeit a bit defensively, for obviously reasons), to continue to jump on the person with even more escalating name calling and whatnot... it's completely uncalled for.

You both are extremely rude people (again, on Christmas, no less), and I'm done. I've bent over backwards to explain myself in here through all your insults, when I should've just walked away.

The one silver lining that I can see is that maybe someone else with the same problem will read all this and appreciate the all the trouble I've gone through to explain my solution. It's simple: annoying seatbelt chime? plug the buckle in and it goes away.

 

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In an Aircraft, it is common to fasten belts over empty seats, makes it easy for passengers to find them (no retractors) and
more importantly helps to insure that they know how to release them (aircraft release is different than most autos).

In my MINI, I prefer to use the Boot except for something like a coffee urn (that I might want to fill on the way to the Hangar)
and you better believe I belt that in.

Same goes for other items on the seat that I don't want to slide off in a quick stop.

When I fasten the passenger belt over an empty or lightly (<80#) loaded seat, the "AirBag-Off" light comes on.

The only time I have heard the Gong though, was for an un-belted passenger,
wish I could swap my insensitive sensor for the 'over-sensitive' one as the Gong would never be a problem for my use.
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And iceman, I also failed to closely read your first post and did not notice that you said
that you had the NAV System.

The 'Volume Control' instructions I posted were for the non-NAV equipped auto,
but I'm sure that something similar will be available for you.

However, being that it is a "WARNING" you will never be able to turn it below the annoyance level.

Don't blame MINI for that as I'm sure it is part of the Federal Requirements to sell in the USA.

 

i am going to take it to the dealership because every mini besides mine i have driven at the dealer is much softer. my noise is blasting loud. i dont put things in the boot or behind the seats because my seats are usually all the way back. so to put them behind the seats would be pointless for me. i dont put them in the boot because i have things in there already. i am sure that I am not the only person that owns a mini that does this. again i am not a retard i did know that i could just strap the seat belt in. but since this is my first mini and this is a mini forum i though i could ask an intelligent question about volum control with out people assuming that i am a complete tard and responding with stupid sly comments like "just use the other seat belt."

i just wish people would leave it alone and let the thread end. unless you have some good usefull information thats not so obvious to new owners.

pilotart - at least your first post was informative. i do appreciate it even though it probably wont work like you say. i have not had time to check it out.

 

When I try to adjust the volume of the chime on my '07 MCS (Hi Fi option) I don't see an option for "chime". My far right option is "S Vol" which I think is the thing that changes the radio volume automatically relative to speed. Is this option available only on the '08 and later cars? Thanks Mike

 

On mine ('08) press the button with the music staff symbol and it's:
Bass - Treble - Balance - Fader - Gong - Reset - S-Vol

(you must turn main **** to see the last two)

"Gong" controls the Chime volume and after you press its 'Hot' button you should see:

- -----|----- + and as you turn the main ****, you can select from -5 to +5 (-5 is least volume)
and if you have the door open with key/fob in; you can hear the volume change.

(If I could do away with one chime, it would be the "You forgot to remove your Key" warning.)
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'S' or speed is the one that is most confusing, seems to make no difference where it's set.

Or perhaps it has no effect on XM-Radio through the Aux Source

 

And my LAST note to iceman;

Before visiting Dealer; confirm that your "AirBag Off" works properly, same sensor system
(should be activated with seatbelt fastened and less than 80 pound passenger)

As that is the most common reason for seat-sensor replacement.

On the "Stock Problems/Issues" (where this thread belongs) MINI did a Lemon Replacement for third 'fix' of "AirBag-Off"
(third 'fix' did not work and he got a new car for that problem alone).

 

gonna check these last two options in the morning. i dont recall seeing the gong option.

 

Whelp I did not see any gong setting.

 

Iceman, I see from your sig you have the Nav. So far I've found no one who has been able to adjust the gong volume when they have the factory Nav.

There is no option on my 07 either. Adjusting the volume **** while it is "gonging" doesn't change it either.

Edit: If you take it to the dealer and they find the option, please let me know.

 

i will hit to dealer up this week.