Seat belt warning popping up while driving

Maynard · 11-29-2016, 11:28 AM

Definitely have the dealer check this out - mostly to run down malfunctions in the airbag/belt system (but quieting the buzzer is also nice). The default on these is likely to be either not to fire, or to use much less force - I now this is true for passenger airbag (the idiots with their feet on the dash are 'rewarded' with a less forceful and thus smaller airbag, because it works better when you are that far out of position). Unlikely you'll be in a crash, but a VERY costly malfunction if you were.

And a better name for the "nannies" are safeguards and double-checks - do anything routinely, and eventually you will slip and not notice the fail w/o a 'nanny' to remind you (not to be confused with liability disclaimers, like those abominable visor stickers).

B_Rice · 11-29-2016, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

I leave my second phone sitting on my passenger seT literally all the time never had a problem.

On the middle of the seat?

BEM-S4 · 11-29-2016, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by B_Rice

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

I leave my second phone sitting on my passenger seT literally all the time never had a problem.

On the middle of the seat?

Yeah I have stuff on that seat all the time phone, sunglasses, scarf, that's just today.

B_Rice · 11-29-2016, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Yeah I have stuff on that seat all the time phone, sunglasses, scarf, that's just today.

That's weird, I used to put my phone on the passenger seat when my cup holders were in the seat and the seatbelt warning would come on sporadically until I took it off.

BEM-S4 · 11-29-2016, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Yeah I have stuff on that seat all the time phone, sunglasses, scarf, that's just today.

That's weird, I used to put my phone on the passenger seat when my cup holders were in the seat and the seatbelt warning would come on sporadically until I took it off.

I've got 5 bmws in the family all except one 2014 or later and I've never had a single problem with any of them and I leave my phone on the seat in all of them.

JoyRin · 11-30-2016, 06:54 AM

I have this problem come up from time to time. I drink a lot of 20oz gatorades and i usually leave one if not two on the passenger seat and sometimes it will trigger the seatbelt warning. I move the bottles around and the warning goes away. I guess BMW is aware that having an accident with loose bottles on your seat is inherently dangerous, thus telling you to buckle up your gatorade.

mdputnam · 11-30-2016, 09:49 AM

Ok, put me in the crack pot category

I never had any problem with my seat belt warning until I read this post before leaving for home last night. I get in the car, plug in my cell phone, set it on the passenger seat, and start driving. Five minutes into the drive and the seat belt warning goes off. Pick up the cell phone and the seat belt warning stops, put it back on the seat and it starts again. I shut off the car and restart and the gremlin goes away.

This morning everyting is normal....

I think.

11-29-2016, 11:28 AM	#23
Maynard Colonel 3848 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	Definitely have the dealer check this out - mostly to run down malfunctions in the airbag/belt system (but quieting the buzzer is also nice). The default on these is likely to be either not to fire, or to use much less force - I now this is true for passenger airbag (the idiots with their feet on the dash are 'rewarded' with a less forceful and thus smaller airbag, because it works better when you are that far out of position). Unlikely you'll be in a crash, but a VERY costly malfunction if you were. And a better name for the "nannies" are safeguards and double-checks - do anything routinely, and eventually you will slip and not notice the fail w/o a 'nanny' to remind you (not to be confused with liability disclaimers, like those abominable visor stickers).
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JoyRin Private 23 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 2015 EB M235i manual Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (0)	I have this problem come up from time to time. I drink a lot of 20oz gatorades and i usually leave one if not two on the passenger seat and sometimes it will trigger the seatbelt warning. I move the bottles around and the warning goes away. I guess BMW is aware that having an accident with loose bottles on your seat is inherently dangerous, thus telling you to buckle up your gatorade.
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11-30-2016, 09:49 AM	#29
mdputnam Lieutenant 289 Rep 556 Posts Drives: 135i & M235i Convertibles Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Ok, put me in the crack pot category I never had any problem with my seat belt warning until I read this post before leaving for home last night. I get in the car, plug in my cell phone, set it on the passenger seat, and start driving. Five minutes into the drive and the seat belt warning goes off. Pick up the cell phone and the seat belt warning stops, put it back on the seat and it starts again. I shut off the car and restart and the gremlin goes away. This morning everyting is normal.... I think.
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