Disable Seat Belt Chime

[dajuicejml]

Repeated the same process for the 10th time and it worked?? I did have a small package sitting in my passenger seat, so that must have been enough to mess me up?

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[AZCrawl]

Repeated the same process for the 10th time and it worked?? I did have a small package sitting in my passenger seat, so that must have been enough to mess me up?

You know what they say? The 10th try is the charm!

 

[Swanny297]

Repeated the same process for the 10th time and it worked?? I did have a small package sitting in my passenger seat, so that must have been enough to mess me up?

If it was enough weight to activate the passenger air bag sensor it wouldn’t have worked - glad you figured it out

 

[JASPER]

mine finally worked.. after heard chime

 

[dajuicejml]

FYI, this mod also means the EES will not function IF you are daily driving without your seatbelt fastened. I know some hate the system anyway, so kills 2 birds with one stone.

 

[FatBoy01]

FYI, this mod also means the EES will not function IF you are daily driving without your seatbelt fastened. I know some hate the system anyway, so kills 2 birds with one stone.

Huh .... Could you explain in more detail. Thanks!

 

[dajuicejml]

Huh .... Could you explain in more detail. Thanks!

The ESS System (typo in last message) turns the vehicle off when you stop at stop lights and then the vehicle turns back on when you take your foot off the brake for fuel economy. Many users do not like the system at all (I dont mind it) and you can disengage it by pushing a button on the dash, BUT you have to turn it off every time you get in the vehicle. Another user has a thread on permanently disabling it by removing a sensor under the hood, but the seatbelt override in this thread also disengages that feature because it only works when your seatbelt is fastened. Hope that helps.

 

[FatBoy01]

The ESS System (typo in last message) turns the vehicle off when you stop at stop lights and then the vehicle turns back on when you take your foot off the brake for fuel economy. Many users do not like the system at all (I dont mind it) and you can disengage it by pushing a button on the dash, BUT you have to turn it off every time you get in the vehicle. Another user has a thread on permanently disabling it by removing a sensor under the hood, but the seatbelt override in this thread also disengages that feature because it only works when your seatbelt is fastened. Hope that helps.

I'm familiar with ESS and the JL/JLU. I know about the button on the dash to turn off ESS temporarily. I know about that one plunger switch under that hood that you can tamper with to disable ESS but you get a dash warning.

So, you are saying if you disable the chime and ride around with the driver's seatbelt unfastened that ESS is disabled? Ok, I got it.

 

[dajuicejml]

So, you are saying if you disable the chime and ride around with the driver's seatbelt unfastened that ESS is disabled? Ok, I got it.

Correct!

 

[xpsruler]

Another reason I like to disable the chime is so I can unbuckle my seatbelt right before parking. This will keep ESS from turning the engine off when you stop only to turn on again once shifting into park.

 

[sunol]

Great info. Thanks for posting! My 99 TJ doesn't have a chime and I was afraid I'd have to deal with one after my JL comes in. I'm often on dirt roads going 10-15 mph with frequent stops to clear tree limbs, open gates, etc. When I'm in a different vehicle, having a chime or having to clip in and out of the seat belt constantly is super annoying.

 

[Malve]

Took me two tries but ....ahhhhhhh!!!

Thank you.

 

[WXman]

I'm going to try this. If it works this is the greatest thread ever. I have property in a rural area and I hate having to put my seatbelt on every time I get in and out of the Jeep while cruising through the fields.

 

[Man-of-methods]

So, you are saying if you disable the chime and ride around with the driver's seatbelt unfastened that ESS is disabled? Ok, I got it.

Not entirely true. You don't need to do the mod to disable the ESS. The ESS is disabled if the seatbelt isn't buckled, along with a list of other factors. Here are pics of the owners manual showing that.

 

[FatBoy01]

@Man-of-methods
Actually, l had it right in regard to seat belt unbuckled. I was/am also aware of all the info in the manual regarding ESS. I purchased the Tazer so no more dealing with ESS for me.

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