cgooderham94 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Whilst driving home last night on two separate occasions the dash 'chimed'. It's that single chime sound that I think it's supposed to do to alert you or something like that. On both occasions no messages showed up on the display and I went into system check and it just said all systems normal. I'm pretty sure it's nothing but it's just bugged me that it's done it and I don't know why. Has anyone else ever had this happen before and if so why? Cheers in advance! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff4155 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 My girlfriend hates that chime, it indicates that you don't have your seatbelt on, if you drive above 20km/h without a seatbelt it will keep on dinging, the other chime happens if a door is left open, but there is two other warnings as well, one on the centre screen and one on the dash. I have always wondered if you have something heavy on the passanger side seat, will it also start dinging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgooderham94 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 You know what, your right, I had a rucksack on my seat on the way home which I never put on there usually! So the answer is yes, it must detect weight on the seat and chime to alert you that the belt isn't on. Cheers for that, didn't click until now but makes sense! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff4155 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You know what, your right, I had a rucksack on my seat on the way home which I never put on there usually! So the answer is yes, it must detect weight on the seat and chime to alert you that the belt isn't on. Cheers for that, didn't click until now but makes sense! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Glad I could help, I still wonder how many Kg's it takes for the seat to detect anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifoundmyalloys Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not a lot ill tell you that! Sometimes I put a 2 litre bottle of juice/soda on the seat and "ding" about twice before I push the bottle into the footwell! The contact is about 1 inch from the back of the seat, not where you would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 There are pressure sensors in the front seats to give the car a rough guess at how heavy the occupant is, so it can adjust the airbag pressure accordingly. I'm not sure how heavy it needs to be to set it off, I always chuck my bag on the front seat and have not had an issue, so it is obviously not heavy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin22 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You get the chime also if the temp outside drops to 4degrees or less! You'll get a symbol on the dash that warns you of slippy conditions, I noticed that on mine not too long ago! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff4155 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You get the chime also if the temp outside drops to 4degrees or less! You'll get a symbol on the dash that warns you of slippy conditions, I noticed that on mine not too long ago! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC O yes, forgot about that, probably because it's summer here :D I think the snow flake is orange when below 4 degrees and red when below 0, or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potter18 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Never get a chime when temp sensor shows orange or red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin22 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm pretty convinced I've had a chime but could be mistaken :) Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Never get a chime when temp sensor shows orange or red Same here, no chime on the facelift. Definitely seat belt reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winemart2 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Also, 2 chimes and a burp if you're wearing yesterdays pants. Car doesn't start? Auto call Thunderbird 6. Where the hell are we heading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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