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Car Forum / Kia Cars / July 2006

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Fasten seat belt/keys in ignition chime WILL NOT TURN OFF. Help.

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Machine Messiah - 30 Jun 2006 21:37 GMT
2001 Kia optima LX6.
I accidently slammed the  door shut on the seat belt a few months ago.
Ever since then the door chime has been screwy. Starts ringing when I
hit a bump in the road, hit the brakes, make a hard turn.
If I'm just running errands about town it's merely irritating. On a 110
mile, 2 1/2 hour drive it's maddening. Just finished long drive home,
chime rang constantly for almost 2 hours on the freeway. Help!
Were do I look to find the source of the problem? Is there a way to shut
the chime off, it sounds like it's buried in the dash.
tia.
italiangm - 01 Jul 2006 02:08 GMT
Couple thoughts:

[1] Some cars have a pressure sensor in the seat. When you turn the
ignition on, the belt system has a specific sequence -- it checks for
seat pressure before it checks if the seatbelt is locked. This prevents
folks who close the seatbelt first to defeat the system before they
sit.

[2] If your car does have a seat pressure sensor and it's messed-up, it
may be triggering when you bounce due to bumps.
italiangm - 01 Jul 2006 02:14 GMT
The other two places to check are the seatbelt switch and the door
switch. They may become intermittent as the car moves.
Machine Messiah - 01 Jul 2006 19:31 GMT
> The other two places to check are the seatbelt switch and the door
> switch. They may become intermittent as the car moves.

Where do I look for these switches?
Thanks very much.
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Machine Messiah - 01 Jul 2006 21:03 GMT
> > The other two places to check are the seatbelt switch and the door
> > switch. They may become intermittent as the car moves.
> >
> Where do I look for these switches?
> Thanks very much.

A friend of mine got under the dash a disconnected the wires to the
bell. I better not leave my keys in the ignition and lock the doors :0
Thanks italiangm.
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