| I went to my local Mazda dealer and asked them to | | | | gearshift in park. 3) Ignition switch is in the off position. |
| disconnect that loud, bloody annoying seat-belt alarm. | | | | 4) The driver and passenger seatbelts are not buckled. |
| The customer service rep wanted me to sign a | | | | 5) Turn ignition to the run (on) position. (Note: do not |
| waiver to cover his ass and the tech wanted to | | | | start the car.) 6) Wait until the safety belt warning light |
| charge me $109 and said he needed the car for two | | | | turns off, about one minute. 7) Step 6 must be |
| hours. Well, I didn't have two hours to spare and so I | | | | completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt |
| drove home becoming increasingly angrier as that | | | | warning light turns off. 8) Buckle then unbuckle 9 times |
| alarm kept blasting away. I decided when I got home I | | | | ending in the unbuckled state. You must complete this |
| would look in the owner's manual and find the phone | | | | step within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning |
| number for the Mazda Corporate Headquarters. For | | | | light turns off. 9) As validation, the airbag light will turn |
| some reason, I knew they wouldn't allow me to | | | | on for 3 seconds. 10) Within 10 seconds of this light |
| disconnect it but I was mad and was determined to | | | | turning on, buckle and unbuckle one more time. This will |
| complain about it. Then, on page 90 were the | | | | disable the BeltMinder feature and as confirmation the |
| directions for "Deactivating the BeltMinder Feature." | | | | airbag light will flash four times per second for 3 |
| Follow the steps carefully as one mistake will nullify | | | | seconds. If this doesn't work, go back and do each |
| your success. 1) Make sure parking brake is set. 2) Put | | | | step precisely as indicated, it does work! |