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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / June 2005Chime associated with blinker?
I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was still on. At the same time that I was reaching for the lever, I heard a chime, same as when the keys are in the ignition, the door is open, etc... I quickly looked at my overhead console and the instrument panel to see if there were any visabale indicators, there wasn't... So I'm wondering if there's some sort of audible notification that the blinker has been on for an excessive length of time? Ram 2500, 2005, Cummins 4x4. Thanks, David... > I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. > I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > David... My '99 Ram chimes out two slow "pings" when the low fuel warning light turns on. Was your fuel level at 1/8th of a tank when this happened? If you leave your blinker on for an extended period of time, yes, your chime will sound to let you know that it's on. I've done it numerous times and after a while the chime will start. Wondered what it was at first but turned the blinker off and it stopped.... Aha! I have '97 Grand Caravan. -S > I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. > I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was still [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > David...  Signature"Timpani! Take your drums to Brooklyn, play the same volume, you'll be fine." -Otto Werner Mueller on my "Piannissimo" entrance in a Juilliard Orchestra Rehearsal, C. 1997 Remove: Spamoff from email address to reply. Thanks! To bad it's not a little louder, with the windows down and a diesel pruuing along in front of you, it's a little hard to hear it :-) And I am sure it wasn't a low fuel or service indicator, or.. etc... David > If you leave your blinker on for an extended period of time, yes, your > chime [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >> David... > If you leave your blinker on for an extended period of time, yes, > your chime will sound to let you know that it's on. > > I've done it numerous times and after a while the chime will start. > Wondered what it was at first but turned the blinker off and it > stopped.... Now I'm going to have to test mine out. I guess I never left the blinker on long enough to have it chime at me. I did notice another peculiar thing about my Ram. When I leave my doors open for more than about 10 minutes the seat belts lock themselves in the retracted position. I thought I had one jam up on me. I tugged at it, whacked the seat back, and tried to feed some of the slack back into the seat to get it free. Nothing helped. I pushed the door jamb button to re-set the dome lamp timer because it was starting to get dark outside and the seat belt immediately released. I wonder what the purpose of that is? >I did notice another peculiar thing about my Ram. When I leave my doors >open for more than about 10 minutes the seat belts lock themselves in the >retracted position. I think some cars and trucks have a solenoid as part of the seat-belt mechanism. When the solenoid is energized, you can unreel the belt freely, but when it is powered off, the belt doesn't move or is very difficult to move. I suspect that when you first open the door of the truck, the solenoid is energized, on the premise that you will soon get in the truck, sit down, and put the belt on. But if you let the truck stand with the door open, the solenoid is probably shut off by the same logic that shuts off the dome light, to help conserve the battery. On the Ch@vy I owned that I know had solenoids like this, you could hear a faint click near the belt retractor mechanism when the solenoid engaged and disengaged, and the belt would sometimes move a fraction of an inch as well. Matt Roberds >I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. > I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > David... Mine chimes when I'm not wearing my seat belt. Drive's me nut. Free beer to anyone who can tell me how to successfully disable it. SignatureMoParMaN---Remove Clothes To Reply! --SCUD Coordinates 32.61204 North: 96.92993 West-- How about wearing your seatbelt! >>I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. >> I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Mine chimes when I'm not wearing my seat belt. Drive's me nut. Free beer > to anyone who can tell me how to successfully disable it. > >>I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. > >> I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > How about wearing your seatbelt! That will shut it off, not disable it. The only way I know to disable it, disables ALL the chimes. It goes through the computer. Clay You can disable the seatbelt switch as well. SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > > >>I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an > exit. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > it, disables ALL the chimes. It goes through the computer. > Clay > How about wearing your seatbelt! Blasphemy SignatureMoParMaN---Remove Clothes To Reply! --SCUD Coordinates 32.61204 North: 96.92993 West-- > Mine chimes when I'm not wearing my seat belt. Drive's me nut. Free beer > to anyone who can tell me how to successfully disable it. Have you tried asking the owner's manual? I bet it knows the answer... (not just being a smart-a.s... the procedure to disable the seat-belt chime is in your manual) The owners manual does have a way to disable it, I don't have the manual in front of me, but I recall that it's a trick procedure. It took me nearly a dozen attempts. I spoke with a service tech and they have problems also, but it can be done and still leave all other chimes intact. David... >>I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. >> I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Mine chimes when I'm not wearing my seat belt. Drive's me nut. Free beer > to anyone who can tell me how to successfully disable it. > dozen attempts. I spoke with a service tech and they have problems also, > but it can be done and still leave all other chimes intact. Yep. Of course, you can always take the center seat belt and plug it into the driver's buckle... That work as well, but I actually do wear my seat belt most of the time. It was that quick drive across the street or parking lot when it annoyed me... >> dozen attempts. I spoke with a service tech and they have problems >> also, but it can be done and still leave all other chimes intact. > > Yep. Of course, you can always take the center seat belt and plug it into > the driver's buckle... >> dozen attempts. I spoke with a service tech and they have problems >> also, but it can be done and still leave all other chimes intact. > > Yep. Of course, you can always take the center seat belt and plug it into > the driver's buckle... Actually, I wear my seat belt. When I'm hunting on private property is when I don't want it on. The dinging noise drives the deer crazy. SignatureMoParMaN---Remove Clothes To Reply! --SCUD Coordinates 32.61204 North: 96.92993 West-- Glad yo got the answer. I would have suggested what you heard was the horn from other drivers that were pi$$ed off you forgot your blinker was on from LA to Vegas. >I exited the freeway the other day on a long gradual curve of an exit. > I straightened out and stayed in my lane, then noticed the blinker was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > David... |
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