Seatbelt Chime disable procedure

[SDExpyMax]

Hi. I am new to the forum. Just got a new 2018 Expedition Max Platinum. Love it. I am wondering if anyone know the procedure for disabling the driver and passenger seatbelt chime?
I have done this with my previous F150 but not with a push button start vehicle.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[aggiegrad05]

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the programming procedure.
Before following the procedure, make sure that:

• The parking brake is set.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• All vehicle doors are closed.
• The driver and front passenger seatbelts are unbuckled.

1. Switch the ignition on.Do not start the engine.

1. Wait until the seatbelt warning light turns off (about one minute). After Step 2, wait an additional 5 seconds before proceeding with Step 3. Once you start Step 3, you must complete the procedure within 60 seconds.

1. For the seating position you are switching off, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt three times at a moderate speed, ending in the unbuckled state. After Step 3, the seatbelt warning light turns on.

1. While the seatbelt warning light is on, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt. After Step 4, the seatbelt warning light flashes for confirmation.

• This will switch the feature off for that seating position if it is currently on.
• This will switch the feature on for that seating position if it is currently off.

 

[Artie]

So this will allow you to drive unbuckled and disables the unbuckle alert?

 

[aggiegrad05]

So this will allow you to drive unbuckled and disables the unbuckle alert?

It should.

Here in Texas I've heard this referred to as "Ranch Mode" (i.e. when you're driving around your ranch and don't EVER put on a seat belt, you don't want the dadgum thing screaming at you.)

 

[Artie]

It should.

Here in Texas I've heard this referred to as "Ranch Mode" (i.e. when you're driving around your ranch and don't EVER put on a seat belt, you don't want the dadgum thing screaming at you.)

I’ll have to try this! I tried to disable that chime with FOREscan but Ford made it so you can’t turn it off that way anymore. Thanks for the tip.

 

[SDExpyMax]

Thanks aggiegrad05. I also found that disabling procedure on page 41 of the owners manual. Just got done doing it. Worked great! Easy to do and didn’t take hardly any time.
Appreciate your assistance.

 

[Going_Going_Gone]

On occasion, it may make sense to you to NOT have your seatbelt fastened whenever the vehicle is moving; but when out on the public roadways you should make it mandatory for everyone in the vehicle to be belted in. In most states, the insurance companies have lobbied legislatures to allow for "shared liability" in claims. So, if someone were to crash their vehicle into yours, and even if it were 100% their fault; their insurance could claim that, by someone not having their seat belt fastened, the seriousness of their injuries is partially their fault and attempt to reduce that person's eligibility to receive the full coverage under the policy for medical and/or pain and suffering. Given state minimum coverages, when the cost of the claims exceeds their coverage, then you'll need your insurance to pick up the shortfall under comprehensive or "underinsured motorist" coverage. In that case or in an accident that is your own fault, your own insurance company will try to diminish what amounts they'll cover. In the past and with several younger drivers in the family (none of whom have had at-fault accidents), we've seen firsthand how insurance companies have tried to shortchange us at every turn. In some parts of Phoenix, where we live, the likelihood of being hit by an uninsured driver, who is probably unlicensed as well, is probably 50/50 and in many cases when their car is not immobilized or boxed in, those drivers will run leaving you to settle with your own company. Our worst case scenario was when the person who hit our vehicle had the same insurer as we did. In that case they tried to disregard witness reports in order to attempt to re-interpret the facts of the accident to assign a portion of the claim against our policy. Not trying to preach, but adding a heads-up.

 

[Artie]

On occasion, it may make sense to you to NOT have your seatbelt fastened whenever the vehicle is moving; but when out on the public roadways you should make it mandatory for everyone in the vehicle to be belted in. In most states, the insurance companies have lobbied legislatures to allow for "shared liability" in claims. So, if someone were to crash their vehicle into yours, and even if it were 100% their fault; their insurance could claim that, by someone not having their seat belt fastened, the seriousness of their injuries is partially their fault and attempt to reduce that person's eligibility to receive the full coverage under the policy for medical and/or pain and suffering. Given state minimum coverages, when the cost of the claims exceeds their coverage, then you'll need your insurance to pick up the shortfall under comprehensive or "underinsured motorist" coverage. In that case or in an accident that is your own fault, your own insurance company will try to diminish what amounts they'll cover. In the past and with several younger drivers in the family (none of whom have had at-fault accidents), we've seen firsthand how insurance companies have tried to shortchange us at every turn. In some parts of Phoenix, where we live, the likelihood of being hit by an uninsured driver, who is probably unlicensed as well, is probably 50/50 and in many cases when their car is not immobilized or boxed in, those drivers will run leaving you to settle with your own company. Our worst case scenario was when the person who hit our vehicle had the same insurer as we did. In that case they tried to disregard witness reports in order to attempt to re-interpret the facts of the accident to assign a portion of the claim against our policy. Not trying to preach, but adding a heads-up.

I always wear my seatbelt on the road, in fact I feel naked with out the belt on. However, I don’t want to wear it when I’m in and out of the car hooking my trailer up or getting in and out to open and close gates while driving around on our river property.

 

[twernst]

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the programming procedure.
Before following the procedure, make sure that:

• The parking brake is set.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• All vehicle doors are closed.
• The driver and front passenger seatbelts are unbuckled.

1. Switch the ignition on.Do not start the engine.

1. Wait until the seatbelt warning light turns off (about one minute). After Step 2, wait an additional 5 seconds before proceeding with Step 3. Once you start Step 3, you must complete the procedure within 60 seconds.

1. For the seating position you are switching off, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt three times at a moderate speed, ending in the unbuckled state. After Step 3, the seatbelt warning light turns on.

1. While the seatbelt warning light is on, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt. After Step 4, the seatbelt warning light flashes for confirmation.

• This will switch the feature off for that seating position if it is currently on.
• This will switch the feature on for that seating position if it is currently off.

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Thanks for sharing worked like a charm.

 

[texsn95]

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the programming procedure.
Before following the procedure, make sure that:

• The parking brake is set.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• All vehicle doors are closed.
• The driver and front passenger seatbelts are unbuckled.

1. Switch the ignition on.Do not start the engine.
2. Wait until the seatbelt warning light turns off (about one minute). After Step 2, wait an additional 5 seconds before proceeding with Step 3. Once you start Step 3, you must complete the procedure within 60 seconds.
3. For the seating position you are switching off, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt three times at a moderate speed, ending in the unbuckled state. After Step 3, the seatbelt warning light turns on.
4. While the seatbelt warning light is on, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt. After Step 4, the seatbelt warning light flashes for confirmation.

• This will switch the feature off for that seating position if it is currently on.
• This will switch the feature on for that seating position if it is currently off.

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Gig'em...22 Limited here, my manual has this same procedure and I just tried it multiple times, and the seat belt light would never turn off. Brake on, in park, doors closed, belts out, then ignition on, sat in there for 5 minutes. Any ideas?

 

[Fizzy]

Gig'em...22 Limited here, my manual has this same procedure and I just tried it multiple times, and the seat belt light would never turn off. Brake on, in park, doors closed, belts out, then ignition on, sat in there for 5 minutes. Any ideas?

Looks like the procedure changed a bit on the 2022. Whilst I won't directly help you disable a safety device, you can look up the new procedure in the manual, which is also available on the Ford website for each model year.

 

[texsn95]

The 22 manual has the same procedure as posted, even the supplement. I found this video and got it to work. Apparently once the airbag light goes off, you do 4 clicks to get the seatbelt light to flash then stay on, then 1 more click to disable. The 2023 manual has it correctly.

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Make sure that:• You set the parking brake.• The transmission is in park (P).• The ignition is off.• You close all vehicle doors.• You unfasten the driver and frontpassenger seatbelts.1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start theengine.2. Immediately start the deactivation orreactivation procedure in Step 3. Onceyou start Step 3, you must completethe procedure within 30 seconds.3. For the seating position you areswitching off or on, fasten then unfasten the seatbelt four times at amoderate speed, ending in the unfastened state. The seatbelt warninglight flashes for confirmation.This switches the feature off for thatseating position if it is currently on.This switches the feature on for thatseating position if it is currently off.