Is there any way to turn off the beeper that comes on when the driver has not fastened the seat belt? It is very annoying when all you're doing is moving the car in the driveway.
Technical Seat belt warning beep
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Technical Seat belt warning beep
How long is your driveway that you have time to get annoyed?
I think if you drive backwards a fraction to start with then the warnings don't happen
I think if you drive backwards a fraction to start with then the warnings don't happen
How long is your driveway that you have time to get annoyed?
I think if you drive backwards a fraction to start with then the warnings don't happen
You could be right. I have only noticed it when going forwards. I'll give it a try.
MY seatbelt warning doesn't bleep util I hit about 15mph, same time as the automatic door locking. Try driving a bit slower down your driveway!
My seat belt doesn't beep at all on any of my Stilos. I just get the red light on the dash and that's it. I'm actually thinking about reactivating it just to keep my occupants safe. It would be great if it could only beep after 15 MPH, as that's when my doors lock as well. Is this a standard feature or did it only come with some cars?
I have another question regarding this. If you're not wearing your seat belt and you crash heavily, will your airbags still deploy? Someone told me that when I had the accident, the airbags did not deploy because I wasn't wearing the seat belt. Could it be true?
I have another question regarding this. If you're not wearing your seat belt and you crash heavily, will your airbags still deploy? Someone told me that when I had the accident, the airbags did not deploy because I wasn't wearing the seat belt. Could it be true?
That'll be the "servesyouright" feature. It also disables the abs and traction control if you go above the speed limit.
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Come on man, a little sincerity here
Someone told me that when I had the accident, the airbags did not deploy because I wasn't wearing the seat belt. Could it be true?
Absolutely. The seat belt being fastened is vital to the logic of whether to deploy that airbag. Air bag is REALLY going to hurt if you're flying into it whilst it's inflating. It needs to inflate and be already deflating by the time you get to it
Seat belt warning only works on the driver's seat so it's only you that can make sure your occupants are strapped in properly
Absolutely. The seat belt being fastened is vital to the logic of whether to deploy that airbag. Air bag is REALLY going to hurt if you're flying into it whilst it's inflating. It needs to inflate and be already deflating by the time you get to it
Seat belt warning only works on the driver's seat so it's only you that can make sure your occupants are strapped in properly
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Incorrect, I'm afraid...
From the Stilo Handbook:
The front air bag (driver and passenger) is not a replacement of but complementary
to the use of belts, which should always be worn, as specified by law in Europe and
most non-European countries.
In case of crash, a person not wearing the seat belt moves forward and may come into
contact with the cushion while it is still inflating. Under this circumstance the protection
offered by the air bag is reduced.
The front passenger air bag is equipped with a sensor, located inside the passenger
seat between the padding and the external cover of the seat, able to recognize
the presence of the occupant and classify his/her weight.
This allows ensuring the best protection under any circumstance, modulating the
inflation pressure of the front passenger air bag as a function of the occupant
weight.
If an adult sits on the front passenger seat, the relevant front air bag is ready to intervene in case of need. If the passenger seat is free, the air bag will not intervene.
From the Stilo Handbook:
The front air bag (driver and passenger) is not a replacement of but complementary
to the use of belts, which should always be worn, as specified by law in Europe and
most non-European countries.
In case of crash, a person not wearing the seat belt moves forward and may come into
contact with the cushion while it is still inflating. Under this circumstance the protection
offered by the air bag is reduced.
The front passenger air bag is equipped with a sensor, located inside the passenger
seat between the padding and the external cover of the seat, able to recognize
the presence of the occupant and classify his/her weight.
This allows ensuring the best protection under any circumstance, modulating the
inflation pressure of the front passenger air bag as a function of the occupant
weight.
If an adult sits on the front passenger seat, the relevant front air bag is ready to intervene in case of need. If the passenger seat is free, the air bag will not intervene.
It doesn't really say that the airbags won't deploy if you're not buckled in, it just says that the airbags are a complementary system to the seatbelt, which, in my opinion, leads me to the fact that they work together just like Decks said.
Can anyone tell for sure, like 100%, that the airbags won't jump in your face if you're not wearing the seat belt?
Anyway, it would have been really stupid for the airbags to be deployed in my case, because I didn't really feel any massive deceleration at all it was more like a heavy heavy braking. I may have been in overdrive and misinterpreted the actual impact, but anyway, they cost heavy money so it's best they didn't do so.
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Can anyone tell for sure, like 100%, that the airbags won't jump in your face if you're not wearing the seat belt?
In case of crash, a person not wearing the seat belt moves forward and may come into contact with the cushion while it is still inflating.
Sounds pretty definitive to me.
You are right, my mistake. Professional defect.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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It's not a question of the airbags will deploy regardless of whether you have your seat belt on or not. It is as I said "The seat belt being fastened is vital to the logic of whether to deploy that airbag". Along with many other factors derived from many sensors the airbag algorithm works out whether it is a good idea or not to deploy, which airbags to use, which stage to use on the 2 stage airbag etc and so whether the seat belt is fastened is a vital part of that strategy. The seat belt is needed to make sure the person is being held firmly in the correct position for the airbags to have the best effect whether it's front, side or curtain airbag.
If the car thinks it's going to be a good idea to deploy airbags then it will, regardless of whether the seat belt is worn or not. If the seat belt is not fastened then it will alter the timings of the airbag deployment so the car needs to know whether the seat belt is fastened or not in order to make the decisions
For instance, in the case of a car rollover with the front seat passenger unbelted, besides the curtain airbag it may decide to fire the front airbag at the right time to keep the person inside the car
Here's an unbelted passenger in a rollover incident, initially saved from going out the side window by the curtain airbag but now about to exit through the front screen because their front airbag isn't deployed. Of course, it wouldn't happen if they had their seat belt on and the seat belt tensioners fired
So the car considers ALL the information including whether the seat belt is fastened and then decides on the best course of action
If the car thinks it's going to be a good idea to deploy airbags then it will, regardless of whether the seat belt is worn or not. If the seat belt is not fastened then it will alter the timings of the airbag deployment so the car needs to know whether the seat belt is fastened or not in order to make the decisions
For instance, in the case of a car rollover with the front seat passenger unbelted, besides the curtain airbag it may decide to fire the front airbag at the right time to keep the person inside the car
Here's an unbelted passenger in a rollover incident, initially saved from going out the side window by the curtain airbag but now about to exit through the front screen because their front airbag isn't deployed. Of course, it wouldn't happen if they had their seat belt on and the seat belt tensioners fired
So the car considers ALL the information including whether the seat belt is fastened and then decides on the best course of action
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