How to Disable Subaru Seat Belt Chime.

If This Drives you just as crazy as it does me, I hope this helps you.
I do not condone anyone driving without their seat belt. but when moving your car a few feet. the chime gets annoying.
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[@GigaChadimus]

Been driving my car for over a year and a half and I just disabled it, after only losing half my brain cells I think this man deserves a medal

[@barrypolicelli7973]

I've been an avid seat belt user since our 1st car had them in 1964. I don't need soon obnoxious idiot device to tell me to be responsible

[@Rusty_Nickle]

I wear it when I'm on the road but when you're just trying to cruise around town at 10 miles an hour and you got to listen to that bastard it gets irritating

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

@@barrypolicelli7973 exactly. i wont sit in a moving car without a seatbelt, even in a parking lot. but sometimes i have passengers who are willing to take that risk, or maybe im sitting in park and that shit still beeps at me nonstop. i dont need a reminder, and i definitely dont need one as obnoxious as this lol

[@CreativeUserNme]

I can just imagine someone looking out their window after hearing you pull up, admiring your car and then they see you finger blasting your seat belt LOL

[@Smeedia]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shaneh734]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kennethkline7794]

Just like highschool

[@TheNewscott03]

Lmao

[@robertosborne2087]

Hilarious!

[@AJibaly]

Someone give this man a an award. Thank you so much. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@NN13K0]

For those with 2018 WRX, place key in [ON] position. Once switched to [ON], you have 30 seconds to get 20 buckle/unbuckles. Just insert the clip, push the button, and quickly insert again (repeat x20). After you get 20 clicks, turn the car [OFF] then insert the seatbelt into the receptacle. Start your car and wait a few seconds. Unbuckle your seatbelt, and the light/chime will remain off until you ever disconect your battery. Repeat this process for passenger seatbelt if desired. The important thing to note here is for the 2018 WRX, [ACC] mode doesn't work. It needs to be in [ON]. Thanks for posting this video btw!

[@Saydeeiscool]

2024 crosstrek here. Can confirm that it works. Only thing is he said to turn it to accessory but you have to press the button twice. One press past accessory.

[@Patrick-hl4fo]

Thanks for comment. 2024 outback here. Accessory mode doesn't work, but going 1 push past accessory mode worked!

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

yep, foot off the brake and hit the start button twice

[@Blueredgreen123]

Got it thank you fellas

[@lakeseminole]

How on earth, does anyone like you, discover this? 20 times? It actually works!

[@pb558]

Two months? We put up with this for 2 1/2 years. Thank you so much! What a relief. We live down a 1/4 mile lane. So nice having this chime off.

[@RebPaceTN]

Thank you!!!! I literally couldn't drive from my mailbox to my house without that dinging❤

[@xGreenhero]

I have a 2020 forester. Gonna try this in the morning. Thank you my lad!! Its really aggravating especially when you come to a stop and its chiming on.

[@jennjerr]

I freaking HATE this god awful noise. It just went on a few minutes ago when my partner took off his seatbelt before i got to a full stop. So annoying even after it being in park it didn’t stop! I just turned off the engine, googled a fix to it and found this glorious video. THANK GOODNESS! Thank you for this! Even having people in the back seat that don’t like to wear seatbelts who are full grown adults and don’t want to listen to put the seatbelt on thinking the noise won’t be that bad BUT IT IS. Ugh. No more of it!! FINALLY!

[@jennjerr]

Side note: this is my first ever brand new car. Got a 2022 Subaru forester that I love but this is one of the worst things about it 😂

[@that_subieboi_unky5673]

I literally just thought about this 10 minutes ago when I was in the garage 😂 thank you sir for posting this right on time 🤙🏻

[@amante4748]

Worked great on my 2012 forester. No more chime crap. Heres a tip for those not wanting citations: That 59.00 can of photoshield spray is comparable to a 13.00 can of rustoleum specialty reflective clear finish. This reflects red light camera flashes.

[@BOBCATT-MEDIA]

Where would you spray the Specialty Reflective clear finish? …on windshield?? 🤔

[@Lguard2000]

​@@BOBCATT-MEDIA license plates..how else does the red light camera capture you?

[@RedTractor.]

Thank You! We just got back from the dealership in Duluth MN. They refused to do this even though it’s listed in the owners manual as a dealer offered service. There is always a solution on KZbin ! THANKS

[@BowserN64]

I can not believe this actually works! You sir, are A GOD! ROFLMTO!!! The chime was driving (yes, driving) me absolutely NUTS! It was actually becoming a point of misery! My whole FAMILY has been annoyed at the chime and I've had my Forester Wilderness 2022 like almost a YEAR dealing with this! This chime is like the ONLY thing I do NOT love about this vehicle! Now I can be fully in love with my vehicle, lol! Thank you SO MUCH!!! I will share your video with ALL my Subaru friends with this problem!!!!

[@kingkoy5450]

Thank you for this, my 19' WRX does this all the time if I put so much as a cell phone on the passenger seat.

[@shawnjalbert6458]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dawtree]

Is the phone plugged in? My WRX does this if the phone is plugged in. It doesn't it the phone is unplugged though.

[@youdontknowenough9059]

My 17 wrx does it with NOTHING in the seat. Actually fucking retarded.

[@danieljohnson1640]

can also take out the Philips heads holding the cluster, pop it out and just remove the beeper speaker from the back. light will still come on but you'll never hear it again. I threw that speaker in the trash a day after I got my STI.

[@julianaq13]

It doesn't affect anything but the seatbelt reminder sound?

[@rainyday13]

We should all remove those speakers and send them back to Subaru.

[@allieharrison4931]

Holy crap this worked!!!! You deserve a nobel prize for saving mental health!!!

[@dray4490]

Thank you for this video. After numerous attempts to disable the chime on our 2019 Forester, it finally worked. I think it has something to do with whether you turn it off and back on in accessory mode after you've punched the belt 20+ times or whether the belt remains in the buckle after the last punch, All I know is it worked and I wasn't about to put it back to find out.

[@Warffles]

Thanks Ray, this along with Smeedia's nice upload here got my 2016 Impreza's seat-belt reminder sorted out. Sanity levels returning to normal... IPA now in hand

[@dray4490]

@@Warffles Can't go wrong with an IPA.

[@vickyveggiechick]

Omg thank you soooo much! I bought a Subaru Impreza 2015 and it was about to literally drive me crazy! So freaking annoying and I finally googled it and saw your video. I cannot thank you enough - I have had my mental health restored! ❤🎉

[@masonchandler3800]

I literally love you. My seatbelt alarm broke to where it always would go off, even if I was buckled. The quiet serenity was so missed

[@DJ_Birova]

What about the back seats😢

[@IAmNuMb3rG]

Confirmed it works on my 2022 outback! a quick fix for such an annoying quirk!

[@rexkelly5256]

Is it permanent or do you have too do it everytime you start it?

[@IAmNuMb3rG]

@@rexkelly5256 permanent.

[@misfit0526]

I have a 21 outback, mine had to be in the “ON” (2nd click from off) position for this to work. I tried the ACC about 5 time before trying “ON”, worked the first time. Thank you for the video!

[@candacemcgrath1518]

Bro!!! Thank you so much for sharing. You restored my sanity 😁❤️ I even did to the passenger seatbelt and I’m about to try the back seatbelts too!

[@Chris-pj1os]

Did it work on the passenger? Mine always goes off when my dog is riding with me.

[@SraTica]

Thank you so much. I have a gate that I have to open at the end of my lane. Every time I about lose my mind by the time I get to the gate.

[@rexkelly5256]

Does it stay like that or do you have to do it every time you start the car?

[@sax5055]

@@rexkelly5256it will stay like that until you mess with an electrical issue requiring loss of power, like changing the battery. Then you have to do it again. My Dealer kept “fixing” mine when I had it serviced. I finally got them to stop, but I do understand their liability issues.

[@punknhead23]

​@rexkelly5256 as stated in the video, until you disconnect the battery, it will stay disengaged. Did mine on my 2018 when brand new and have never thought of it again.

[@kennethkline7794]

Thank Gawd for this video. My 2015 push start Legacy did this when I have something on the passenger seat. My suggestion for push start is to push the start button 2x without foot on the brake and then do the 20x buckles.

[@newguynasti2008]

THANKS. Dude that thing drives me crazy. Doing this right now before I forget.

[@ranran2218]

My 19 wrx takes a bit longer to get aggressive. My wife's 21 forester gets so loud so fast. Definitely about to fix this. Thank you!

[@Smeedia]

The beeping becomes so aggressive so fast and it will not stop 🙃

[@tyler9693]

If I ever see you in real life I'm buying you a beer. Hell after this I'm putting your face on a shirt that says "I owe this guy a beer". Let me know your name in a pm so I can write it in when I vote for a new president.

[@donnakufel92]

I had to watch this about four times before I could get it to work successfully. It was confusing because I didn’t know if I should have the parking brake on or not since he mentioned it and when I counted how many times he did it, he unbuckled the seatbelt it more like 40 times so I tried to 20 times and it didn’t work and then I tried it 40 times and it did. But now that I got it, I am so so so grateful because my frustration was about five times more than his because it is the most annoying thing in the world and I think him so much for making this video because I’m finally free. I drove my Subaru about six months before I saw this. Thanks again now I have some peace of mind.

[@Loriw909]

Do you need the parking brake on? I didn't, won't work on my 23

[@MrPian0Mann]

Lol, this works in my 2024 Outback too! I was driving my parents to the airport, and my mom took her seatbelt off for a second to take off her jacket, and that noise was sooo annoying. I've only owned the car 4 days and thanks to your video I got it turned off. I always wear my seatbelt and don't need an intrusive notification to tell me to wear it.

[@jesseking4542]

I can't believe this "cheat code" actually works!!!! I just did it on my 2024 Forester Sport and it worked like a charm!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@debbiea181]

Thank you! 2 mos of this hell driving from my gate up my 1/4 mile driveway before I broke down and goggled! 👍🙌

[@AmyandScott]

I love this video. Every time my battery is disconnected I go back to find this video to fix the seatbelt alarm. Thank you sir for your service. -scott

[@juliaperez2082]

I’m a year late but it worked and I’m no longer on the edge of insanity!!! Muchas gracias!!!

[@pamelagnon]

You legit saved my sanity!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. Also find it funny that’s the way to turn the beeping off with all this high tech stuff from Subaru …let’s unbuckle 20x fast 🤪. LOVE it. Thanks again!

[@jasonthompson8890]

You, Sir, are the Hero Of The Day! Thank you so much.

[@Smeedia]

Glad I could help 🤝

[@sruhaidiad4911]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU x 1,000,000. I just added the Start Stop Eliminator and these two fixes will make me a MUCH happier Subaru Owner. Thank you!

[@its_hank1610]

Just purchased a 23 premium today and that was my first complaint 😂 thanks for this! I'm New to Subaru.

[@lorimakarick3377]

Holy crap you are my hero! I just drove from Colorado to Arkansas and back in my new outback and almost wanted to return it! My savior!

[@daviddin8863]

Does this work with the passenger side. My dog is 70lbs and when he rides shotgun the damn passenger seat belt chime goes off and on

[@robertosborne2087]

2024 outback works! That thing was so annoying!!!

[@memphistanker5]

I hated the beeping, thank you!

[@NHSchoolFood]

Thank you so much for eliminating my daily headaches!

[@StarDarkAshes]

It’s ridiculous because sometimes you’re in your apartment complex and you’re driving about 5 miles an hour to just go get your mail at the mail center or some thing and you have to plug in your stupid seatbelt. It should at least be based on speed. It’s absolutely ridiculous. Thank you so much for this video and I hope it works because I’m going to try it.

[@fraserwilson249]

That's weird, I have a 2014 Impreza and it only bongs at me when driving over 10kph, although if there's so much as my phone resting on the passenger seat the weight sensor is so sensitive that it'll register that as someone being there so I can't leave anything on that seat while I'm driving without that damned bonging. Gonna try this out today.

[@donnydickerson7375]

I could not stand that dinging!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@hatefunwrx]

Thank you, my wife's ascent drives me nuts for the same reason

[@InventiveMagic]

I can’t believe this stupid method actually worked. I felt like an idiot doing this. Thumbs up for you sir!

[@rsecord]

So just purchased 2019 outback, I'm so now so much happier! Thank you

[@brianwilliams7014]

Thank you! So annoying!! Just driving to my mailbox down my 0.15 mile driveway and it chimes SO LOUD. Not anymore since I followed your instructions! Thanks man!

[@Danielhernandez196]

Now I just need to get rid of that chime when I get in my car and turn it on😤 NO SUBARU I DO NOT need an alert when I'm parked and have my door open

[@Smeedia]

Push the door sensor on the frame when the doors open and it will turn it off 🤙

[@polylight]

Worked first time (2022 Forester). Perfect for those mailbox drops every day now, thank you!

[@The_Woof_Pack]

Works in the Subaru Crosstrex XV 2014

[@JesseBCO18]

Thanks for the great video. My wife and I love not hearing the alarms after getting the mail.

[@bradykalt7011]

Literally solved one of my biggest life problems in 30s 🙏 thanks

[@MichiganTrailz]

Bro, if you're ever in mid-Michigan, your beer is on me!

[@izzymoreno7226]

You have to make sure you put seatbelt in and out all the way in and out when buckle great video bro thanks

[@HomesteadMT]

2014 outback. Didn't stop it but made it intermittent which helped the insanity some.

[@watch-this]

Lol, I love the frustration in this guys voice. Also, I just did this and it works!!! Thank you! I really wanted to trade the car in after only 2 months of driving this car…. And it’s not even mine. It’s my wife’s I’m hardly in this car.

[@matcatameba]

Thank goodness for you. The cruise control and cameras don’t work anyway if seatbelt is not on so I use it if driving anywhere but the chime is so loud when I go to my mom’s just down the street. Now if we could just figure out how to disable the back seat. My dog sets it off so we click the belts then the dog makes it unclick by stepping on it and it starts beeping. We had to red/green (duck tape) the belts and now no one can ride back there. And Subaru says it’s dog friendly. It’s not.

[@scarymoviefreak32]

Tried to do it on my 2019 wrx and it didnt work but when i did it this way with the aux power it worked! Thank you!

[@jennifervanhyning3220]

Any idea how you turn off the beeping for the backseat? My dog triggers it all the time!! I tried the 20 times in the back but it doesn't seem to work.

[@user-dq2ec4iw1g]

The seatbelt alarm was driving me crazy. Thank you for the solution!!!

[@patjuteau]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!! (Subaru Outback 2023)

[@neranoir]

How??? I’m dying. I have a 2023 Outback and can’t get it to work 😩 any tips?? Please and thank you!

[@patjuteau]

@@neranoir Sorry, You are right! 😞 it only work for 30 min...

[@helicoptermike5520]

Bro you just saved my life LOL and it works on a 2006 Forester XT by the way thank God

[@Smeedia]

Glad to hear 🥳

[@tylerclinton6206]

Even worked on my 2008 forester. Thank you so much!

[@watch-this]

My wife loves her Subaru. But the persistent and constantly louder seatbelt chime has made me want to trade in this two month old car. I don’t drive without a seatbelt. Except for when I’m maneuvering around in a parking lot, or driveway. I hate this chime. Thanks for the video. I hope this is real.

[@420killa]

Yeah this really does work it's crazy but take note if you're not seat belted in your cruise control won't work neither will lane assist or anything like that

[@Sarah-ml7lh]

This worked for my 2022 Forester Touring with one modification. Don't turn the engine off after buckling 20 times. Just turn it on immediately. Fixed!

[@airborneSGT]

Literally me everytime I take my kids to the bus stop

[@WrexyJoe]

When I first read how to do this, I read it on FB and I thought it was someone trolling.. Why? idk, no one trolls on the Subaru FB page ever.. haha I'm so glad you did this, I'm going out to my car and doing this right now.. maybe I'll even do it on my wives 19 Outback too! I'll let you know if it works..

[@pamelavance648]

You're the one that can answer this Others have said if you disconnect the battery it resets it. Which is fine incase we need to. Others also say then you can not do the trick to stop it again.. share your thoughts on this. Thanks in advance Oh just want to clarify the light stays off too ??

[@Oldmannobody]

Thank you sir...I don't need to buckle my seat belt driving my trash bag to the compactor in my complex, lol. If people have not figured out by now to wear it when normally driving, I just don't know...lol

[@Smeedia]

That's what I'm saying, people are going to do what their going to do regardless of the matter. But the 30 feet I drive from my shop gate to my shop, I don't need to be blasted with progressively louder beeping

[@Oldmannobody]

@@Smeedia my sentiments exactly 👍 lol…by the way, thank you for your service brother 👍

[@bugoutjeep8065]

I think it worked on my 2024 Outback wilderness.

[@jasongross9995]

FINALLY! A solution to this! 🙌

[@fingers215]

Works on 2024 crosstrek wilderness Thank you so much

[@rainyday13]

Worked in 2016 Forester. God that dinging was driving me dingy. But then it came back. I didn't disconnect the battery or anything. It just came back one day as I was in the driveway after getting mail. It was like a horror movie. It's baaaaaack. Did it again now it's gone again. But I know it's still there, waiting.

[@nikesbeast]

I really thought this was a troll video when you started jabbing the hell out of that belt buckle

[@Smeedia]

😅😅😅😅

[@dougcondon7717]

I have severe alarmaphobia. You added years to my life. THANK YOU

[@Z3CHYD]

This was one of my favorite mods on my 07 Impreza lol. The chime drove me crazy if all I was doing was putting in a new radio or speakers or something, definitely worth it. Just have to do it again if you unhook the battery which is no big deal

[@johnnybravo5701]

You save my life on a 12hr road trip in a accent. Thank you!!! now if you got a little jack like this for the kids please post it😅!!

[@codykellner9985]

Thank you sooo much...definitely doing that right now

[@hawkz3167]

My dog is belted into the back seat of my Forester yet the chimes start. Do I need all the belts belted? Will this work for the back seats?

[@blckstr27b]

This actually worked. Thank god I don’t have to listen to this anymore!

[@Smeedia]

🤝🤝🤝

[@49erfan51]

Can't believe that worked, thank you. Now if I could get a cheap spare key.

[@jimreida1146]

You are Awesome! Thank you FTLOG! Sitting in car attempting to get the display stuff figured out and unless I wear my seatbelt in PARK it just kept chiming!! 23' Outback Onyx XT

[@dannytello25]

My 2018 wrx used to do that too lol. It would get louder after a couple more beeps compared to the brz. The most annoying one has to be the GD chassis one. It starts beeping 15 seconds after it starts up… and it won’t stop whatsoever unless you buckle up 💀

[@Smeedia]

Its so bad 🤣

[@serenityvalley9409]

I didn't think anything like this was possible so I didn't even bother googling it until now. Just decided, why not? Now after a year and half of the stupid chime, I'm free of it! Should have looked it up sooner.

[@AyyGin]

I like the idea of a seatbelt reminder chime but my god is it obnoxiously loud in this car. A lot of times I have to remove my seat belt to reach out to the ticket booth in a parking garage (low car problems) and then quickly drive off since there are probably drivers waiting behind me too.

[@MadMan121]

So I did this in my front driver seat and it worked for the first two riders I had in the backseats. But on the third rider in the backseat, the chime came back. Do I need to do it for each seat? Or just retry it? Maybe disconnect the battery first and then retry it? Idk, anyone have any thoughts?? TIA

[@TVeres-3dRm]

Thank goodness my 2023 Forester comes equipped with an on/off button icon for this feature. It's overhead in front of sunglass holder. I just looked it up in the manual. Whether previous models come so equipped, I can't say. Beats disabling the wires, which, who knows what that else that does? Otherwise, this guy's got a pretty good solution, I reckon? Until you turn the car off and back on again, and it starts over again? Maybe? IDK.

[@tyler9693]

Im back again like an idiot because I disconnected my battery God bless you sir.

[@jcummings69]

Thank you! I literally cannot handle that it keeps beeping when parked!

[@sailingyemaya9781]

Thank you, that is the number 1 Subaru annoyance. Number 2 Subaru annoyance is the head rest is to far forward even in the back position. To fix this I removed the head rest, placed it under the car forward side down, put a piece of plywood on it and a jack between the plywood and the car. Easily bend the bars straighter. Much better now

[@Kodagoeswild]

This no longer works with the 2023 outback model. I have a Wilderness and have tried over a dozen times. Can you address this with a new video please. Desperate here

[@randymartin3655]

Does this affect anything other than the chime? Airbags, warranty, etc…? Thanks for the tutorial!

[@michaelthompson1911]

Once you disable the seatbelt chime, the Cruise Control will not work, unless you have your seatbelt on.

[@chandlerdixon3157]

Thank your for this video. I followed your video recently and it worked, but I had to get a new battery and do it again. When I start my Forester and I’m just sitting in park, it will literally beep non stop lol.

[@ImHClikeSnowbound]

My 06 dings while stationary. If I get in the car and don't buckle up, it just yells at me until I do, moving or not. Real pain in the ass, but it's a nice reminder. I'll probably hang on it until I get my airbags operational lmao. Previous owner did a seat swap to sti seats and never put resistors in the plugs or changed the passanger occupancy sensor over. Havent found a shop thatll work on it, and the seat is so rusted on to the mounts that I can't get it off.

[@korissahoekstra9948]

You’re a saint…..thank you!

[@2002mitchell]

Thanks! I feel like i just got taught a secret cheat code for a Nintendo game. Now I'm on level 20 with invincibility!

[@TylerHand-wk4ei]

Cars super happy, SUPPEEER happy 😂 thanks man you're amazing.