The incessant dinging!!

Blobby · 11-05-2021, 06:23 AM

What’s with all the alarms this daggum car has? Wish I could mute them. Start the car, ding ding you are driver two, ding ding seatbelt even though you’re in park. I take off the parking brake and ding ding push the brake to disengage parking brake, oh you did, ding ding parking brake released. Ding ding device connected. Sometimes I get an unidentified ding after moving for a few seconds.

And then just an annoyance with auto headlights. I turn the car off and the lights turn off. They turn back on when I open the door. Does it think I was going to crawl out the window?

WhiteMale · 11-05-2021, 07:25 AM

Because people are dumb and can't manage themselves without The Man intervening to save them from themselves.

10mm · 11-05-2021, 07:37 AM

Lawyers, liability, and the fact we are an idiocracy now

Joshinator99 · 11-05-2021, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Blobby

What’s with all the alarms this daggum car has? Wish I could mute them. Start the car, ding ding you are driver two, ding ding seatbelt even though you’re in park. I take off the parking brake and ding ding push the brake to disengage parking brake, oh you did, ding ding parking brake released. Ding ding device connected. Sometimes I get an unidentified ding after moving for a few seconds.

And then just an annoyance with auto headlights. I turn the car off and the lights turn off. They turn back on when I open the door. Does it think I was going to crawl out the window?

Agreed totally! It’s ridiculous.

lt4camaro · 11-05-2021, 08:42 AM

I think most of that stuff is programable to ding when you want or even shut it off. Also the loudness of the dings can be softened I believe. I have a 1LT LT1 , no dings whatsover.

N Camarolina · 11-05-2021, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blobby

What’s with all the alarms this daggum car has? Wish I could mute them. Start the car, ding ding you are driver two, ding ding seatbelt even though you’re in park. I take off the parking brake and ding ding push the brake to disengage parking brake, oh you did, ding ding parking brake released. Ding ding device connected. Sometimes I get an unidentified ding after moving for a few seconds.

And then just an annoyance with auto headlights. I turn the car off and the lights turn off. They turn back on when I open the door. Does it think I was going to crawl out the window?

It's funny how we are all different. I somehow "tune-out" all the chimes and messages when I get in to drive. I must just be focused on how much I like driving the car! .............. And maybe the step where I make sure to engage the auto rev match. Ironically, it would be nice if that one could be set in a menu system as "always on".

Aragorn · 11-05-2021, 10:48 AM

The seatbelt chime is the worst and the loudest. I always wear my seatbelt but I don’t always fasten it before starting the car.

JamesNoBrakes · 11-05-2021, 11:39 AM

Put your freaking seatbelt on.

FlowTie · 11-05-2021, 11:59 AM

I'm with OP on this one. Automakers need to stop it with all the nanny annoyances. I'm a grown man at least let me turn it off, I mean for the love of Pete these things are getting totally out of hand. I'd like to know of any time any American automaker was threatened with legal action because they sold a car that didn't crawl eight miles up...nevermind. I'm just saying it's a seat belt warning not a child in my blind spot, let me turn this crap off. Though furthermore, the collision detection in my daily has all the composure of Chicken Little. Never once has it actually proven itself useful, not once. Call me old school I guess, because I look around for people and obstacles when moving the vehicle.

FWIW you can buy unbelted male buckles to stick in the female seat belt latch, should retard the dinging. I use one in my daily because it also does the cute beeping trick with no ability to turn off, and a slew of other nonsense that exists solely to irritate me into textbook methods of operation and/or simple occupation. Just search for "seat belt alarm stopper" or something of the like. That said, in performance cars or anytime I am driving anyone else in anything I always wear my seat belt.

SteveV · 11-05-2021, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 10mm

Lawyers, liability, and the fact we are an idiocracy now

I like your username. And yes, I have one... ;-)

Rock-It Man · 11-05-2021, 01:48 PM

I like automatic headlight.

No more drained batteries.

No more driving with DRLs, thinking the headlights are on. How many clueless drivers do you see with DRLs on at night, no tail lights or side markers?

Plenty.

Spaceme1117 · 11-05-2021, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

Put your freaking seatbelt on.

Mind your own business.

Paulie-G · 11-05-2021, 02:05 PM

I turned mine down.
I hate having to press the brake to start the car. (6m)

First world problems, right.

Blobby · 11-05-2021, 02:12 PM

I generally don’t mind seatbelt alarms. I always have mine buckled. It’s just that they typically don’t kick in till you shift to drive. And I have the dings turned all the way down, it’s just that I’d like to see whatever info I have chosen without waiting for 20 seconds of alarms to finish. It’s especially annoying when I fill the tank and want to plug the mileage into fuelly.

11-05-2021, 06:23 AM	#1
Blobby Drives: Former Owner '16 Camaro 2LT V6 conv Join Date: May 2021 Location: Florida Posts: 97	The incessant dinging!! What’s with all the alarms this daggum car has? Wish I could mute them. Start the car, ding ding you are driver two, ding ding seatbelt even though you’re in park. I take off the parking brake and ding ding push the brake to disengage parking brake, oh you did, ding ding parking brake released. Ding ding device connected. Sometimes I get an unidentified ding after moving for a few seconds. And then just an annoyance with auto headlights. I turn the car off and the lights turn off. They turn back on when I open the door. Does it think I was going to crawl out the window?

11-05-2021, 11:39 AM	#8
JamesNoBrakes Drives: 2SS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: AK Posts: 2,302	Put your freaking seatbelt on. __________________ Everything happens for a reason, except when it doesn't, but even then, you can, in hindsight, fabricate a reason that satisfies your belief system. 2018 2SS 1LE 2023 Colorado ZR2 2022 Stinger GT-line AWD

11-05-2021, 07:25 AM	#2
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 2,007	Because people are dumb and can't manage themselves without The Man intervening to save them from themselves.

11-05-2021, 07:37 AM	#3
10mm Account Suspended Drives: My wife nuts... Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NWFL Posts: 248	Lawyers, liability, and the fact we are an idiocracy now

11-05-2021, 08:42 AM	#5
lt4camaro Drives: 2021 LT1 10 speed auto Join Date: May 2013 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,343	I think most of that stuff is programable to ding when you want or even shut it off. Also the loudness of the dings can be softened I believe. I have a 1LT LT1 , no dings whatsover.

11-05-2021, 10:48 AM	#7
Aragorn Account Suspended Drives: Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,538	The seatbelt chime is the worst and the loudest. I always wear my seatbelt but I don’t always fasten it before starting the car.

11-05-2021, 11:59 AM	#9
FlowTie Drives: ZL1-1LE 6MT Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: VA Posts: 49	I'm with OP on this one. Automakers need to stop it with all the nanny annoyances. I'm a grown man at least let me turn it off, I mean for the love of Pete these things are getting totally out of hand. I'd like to know of any time any American automaker was threatened with legal action because they sold a car that didn't crawl eight miles up...nevermind. I'm just saying it's a seat belt warning not a child in my blind spot, let me turn this crap off. Though furthermore, the collision detection in my daily has all the composure of Chicken Little. Never once has it actually proven itself useful, not once. Call me old school I guess, because I look around for people and obstacles when moving the vehicle. FWIW you can buy unbelted male buckles to stick in the female seat belt latch, should retard the dinging. I use one in my daily because it also does the cute beeping trick with no ability to turn off, and a slew of other nonsense that exists solely to irritate me into textbook methods of operation and/or simple occupation. Just search for "seat belt alarm stopper" or something of the like. That said, in performance cars or anytime I am driving anyone else in anything I always wear my seat belt.

11-05-2021, 01:48 PM	#11
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,033 View My Garage	I like automatic headlight. No more drained batteries. No more driving with DRLs, thinking the headlights are on. How many clueless drivers do you see with DRLs on at night, no tail lights or side markers? Plenty.

11-05-2021, 02:05 PM	#13
Paulie-G Drives: 2SS 1LE & ZR2 Join Date: May 2019 Location: San Diego mountains Posts: 109 View My Garage	I turned mine down. I hate having to press the brake to start the car. (6m) First world problems, right.

11-05-2021, 02:12 PM	#14
Blobby Drives: Former Owner '16 Camaro 2LT V6 conv Join Date: May 2021 Location: Florida Posts: 97	I generally don’t mind seatbelt alarms. I always have mine buckled. It’s just that they typically don’t kick in till you shift to drive. And I have the dings turned all the way down, it’s just that I’d like to see whatever info I have chosen without waiting for 20 seconds of alarms to finish. It’s especially annoying when I fill the tank and want to plug the mileage into fuelly.

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