Can the seat belt warning be changed to only come on when the vehicle is going in excess of 10 mph for example? I have a '09 Clubman "S".

The reason for this is that my private driveway is about 3/4 mile long with a gate and when I get back in my car after closing the gate I don't feel like belting up for the short very slow drive to the house.

 

Cravenspeed sells a Chimex which you could use to silence it. Buckle the Chimex when you get home. Leave it buckled until you leave again and get back in the car from closing the gate.

 

Minidrivr,

I was hoping that one could "program" the car such that the seat belt "chime" doesn't go off until the vehicle is going over some set speed - for example, 10 mph. If this can't be done on the Mini then your suggestion may be the next best options for me. Thanks for the idea!

 

I was under the impression that ~10 mph was already the threshold that BMW/MINI had programmed into the alert system (along with door ajar, etc.)...?

But maybe the seat belt chime operates strictly in conjunction with the seat sensors, and the system will start squawking at you if it senses a body in a seat without the corresponding seat belt latched, at any speed other than 0 mph...?

Either way, I don't think this sort of thing is "owner selectable." Your only options, I think, may be to live with it, or use something like the Chimex...

 

Just rebuckle the seatbelt when you get out of the car to open the gate, then sit on it for your drive to the house.

Dave

 

There is a long thread on this subject and so you dont have to read it in its entirety i will give you the details

over 100 hours by electronics engineers have been spent trying to get the thing to not chime. Not goint o happen at any reasonable cost electrically.

US Law states it must chime at any speed. It can not be turned off and

Chinmex is the best option or do as dave said.

 

Increase your speed and using the seat belt will seem like a good idea.
Of course, the neighbors may ask why you are installing red and white berms on the corners of your driveway.

 

In fact I have reprogrammed my car not to chime at me! I disabled the Check Control (the little tach window) for belt warning to be sent to the Cluster from the Restrain computer. Those engineers need to do some more research on NCS Expert. It is not difficult to change. But it does require many many many hours of work getting the software configured. And it requires D-CAN cable at about $120. I still need to confirm it actually does work in the Cooper I haven't driven it yet since I have the car torn apart right now.