Forscan. I turned mine off a couple of years ago. I can't give you specific instructions, but it is a common thing to do with Forscan.

 

Pretty sure there is a procedure located in the owners manual to turn off the beltminder. If I recall I think it is like page 246 or something like that. Basically turn the key on but do not start it, wait for the seat belt light on the dash to turn off and then buckle and unbuckle the seat belt a number of times in 7 seconds (I think it is like 3 times) ending with the seat belt unbuckled, the seat belt light should flash one or 3 times and then buckle and unbuckle the seat belt one more time.

If you do it right I think the horn will honk once and you shouldn't have the chime anymore. Again it is in the owner's manual but the procedure I described is pretty close to what you need to do.

 

Here are the instructions from the owner's manual to disable/enable the "belt-minder" feature:

 

Here are the instructions from the owner's manual to disable/enable the "belt-minder" feature:

BRAVO!!! I love it when people read their Owners Guide!

 

Page 246 or you know 34 and 35 lol. I was close haha.

 

Thanks for sharing!!

 

I'd be wary of giving someone advice that potentially compromises their safety....

 

Seriously? Ford prints it in the owners manual for gods sake...

 

2015 6.7 platinum. Short of unplugging the connector under the seat, is there a way to stop the seat belt from chiming while driving? I do a lot of low speed off road work and never have my seatbelt on. but unplugging the connector throws an airbag light. Does anyone know how to cheat it without just clipping a fake seatbelt in.

Simply buckle it behind you.

 

I'd be wary of giving someone advice that potentially compromises their safety....

Seriously? Ford prints it in the owners manual for gods sake...

Anyone hell bent on not wearing a seat belt is not going to. I see a lot of belts wrapped behind the seat and buckled. A couple of times I have seen just the end of a seatbelt buckled in. FWIW I would prefer to see everyone wearing their seat belt but it's their own choice. More like natural selection, you know, like the Darwin Effect.

 

It may just be me, but wearing my seat belt while driving 10 miles an hour down a ranch road, or backing my boat down a ramp, feels about as silly as wearing my lifejacket in a swimming pool.... I agree that you should ALWAYS wear your seat belt on public roads, but there are certainly times when not wearing it is perfectly safe & rational. At those times it's nice not to have the seat belt minder incessantly chiming in your ear!

 

I love the seatbelt debate, because its a law that forces you to comply.

The original design in the 50's was to keep pilots in the seat during ejection.

Now put your aluminum foil hat on, BUT imagine if the car was designed to protect you without pinning you in with a belt.

Like say... crumple zones, air bags, collision avoidance, and even adopting race technology.

Yet here we are, as sheep, being forced to rely on a "belt" designed in 1974, to serve as primary protection.

anyway, educate yourself.

 

I love the seatbelt debate, because its a law that forces you to comply.

The original design in the 50's was to keep pilots in the seat during ejection.

Now put your aluminum foil hat on, BUT imagine if the car was designed to protect you without pinning you in with a belt.

Like say... crumple zones, air bags, collision avoidance, and even adopting race technology.

Yet here we are, as sheep, being forced to rely on a "belt" designed in 1974, to serve as primary protection.

anyway, educate yourself.

I agree that a law forcing you to wear your seat belt shouldn't be required, but you have to admit it's an effective safety feature. Crumple zones & air-bags only work if your body stays in the car during a collision...

A good friend of mine got in a serious roll-over wreck while not wearing his seat belts; he was thrown half-way out of the car and broke his neck and arm, but everyone else, who were wearing seatbelts, were not injured. I don't like the idea of the government telling us what decisions to make in our personal lives, but this one isn't worth fighting over...

 

That said... @2005_6.0_powerstroke get a belt extension from the dealer or order one on line.

They stop the ding and allow you to buckle in.

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@Henry5105 , sorry to hear about your friend, agreed its not a fight I'll dig in on.

But in this thread someone wants to make a decision and I support that.

 

Agree completely @Heavy_GD . And for the record, my minder has been turned off since the week I bought the truck...

 

 

This wheel help immensely while wheelin. Belt goes on for the sketchy spots always but when I'm just trying lean out the window a bit to see it sucks to have on.
Will this work for the 16 plus as well?

 

I think it has every generation has a slightly different combo (i.e. buckle and unbuckle 4 times instead of 3) but for the most part yes it should work for all models of Ford I believe. It is in every owners manual.

 

The procedure to turn off the chime is in the owner's manual. The 2020 manual has it on pgs 41 and 42. Having that chime making noise is a pain in the patootie when I am getting out frequently to open and close gates......especially when I am trying to be stealth so as not to scare off Bambi.