LlBr

Driving away and I forgot to click the seat belt. Very unusual.

Anyway, I figure I'll just keep going seatbeltless to see how long I can go until the ringing chime drives me crazy.

Surprise! After a few dozen(?) rings it stops ringing!

Then I notice the OBC display is still red hot telling me to buckle up.

SURPRISE AGAIN: push the OBC stalk forward (or was it pull it backward?) and the red hot warning lights go off!

RESULT: driving without a seat belt become a reality!

Good information, huh? It can get you killed but you'll be more comfortable getting there.

Edgy01

It sounds like you're finally getting to know your car. Yes, it's actually somewhat convenient so that you don't have to endure that forever.

abe

Its important information when you also want to keep the car running with the a/c on after a drive through burger joint.
abe

ADias

I can't drive any car without a seatbelt properly set without slack, for any distance, even moving a car in a parking lot. It just does not feel right to me without it.

LlBr

Yes. Gotta have that belt to literally feel safe. "I want to be thrown clear" just doesn't work anymore.

Steven B

Hmmm, mine keeps chiming away forever...........................

ADias

It's not a question of feeling safe. It's a feeling of being one with the machine. You should try it yourself.

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LlBr

"Safe" vs. "one with the machine." Hummm.
YEP! You're absolutely right! I'll try "one with the machine."

Bob Rouleau

I like the extra safe one! I know that the flash loads are country specific but up here to seatbelt chime goes on or about a minute. Dealers can program the system to shorten the duration. I used to get annoyed when wearing my 6 pt harness at the track. I finally got an Audi seatbelt buckle and use that to shut it up

Chris from Cali

I always snug the belt after I click in. That, combined with the Sport Buckets, really keeps me planted in the seat. I can't imagine driving without a seat belt on.

simsgw

Me either. Last time I "just went around the corner" and didn't buckle up was in 1965. The lady who hit us from behind totaled our Volvo P540 so we did get to buy an MG Midget with that plus the damage settlement. On the other hand, we had headaches for months afterward and I wouldn't recommend it as a way to change cars.

Now it is second nature to belt up, although I must say it's exciting in a open-cockpit car when the pit-exit inspector accidentally releases your belt instead of checking to see it's been tightened. Turned out I had forgotten to tighten my helmet strap as well. (A very bustling and obviously ill-managed pit stop.) Between us we made that first lap one where I wish I'd had one of these modern in-car cameras. A video would be priceless. Into second gear at about 80 mph my shoulder belts flew up and started flapping. Had no time to fix them through a series of four corners on the airport track, so I just endured. Just when I thought to spare time for the belts on the next straight, my helmet lifted up until my nose caught on the visor opening as I passed 110 or so.

On the whole, I recommend tightening belts (and helmets as the case might be) while sitting still. But the crew, and Cindy, couldn't quit laughing when I came back to the pits to uh... zip up effectively. Seems the corner workers are terrible gossips and I must have looked like a clown act making that last half lap with a helmet popped up and my belts waving like yacht pennants.

Gary

gota911

Me too! An additional benefit is that they appear to have their own built in "air bags!"

hausherrs

Porsche can disable the alarm. My dealership did mine when the 5-pt was installed.

Mike in CA

I did pretty much the same thing.... got a pristine VW buckle from the salvage yard.

aggie57

If I'm using a multi-point belt in a car that's still fitted with the inertia reel belt I normally just clip the belt up behind the seat - doesn't this work in a 997?