Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #50
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   From: (none)
Subject: Re: seatbelt warning buzzer
   Date: (none)

On Fri, 12 Mar 1993 21:22:14 -0500, sieler@shell.portal.com (Stan Sieler)
writes:
> Ok...is my dealer wrong or right?  When I enter the car, buckle up, and
> then turn on the ignition, the seat belt buzzer *always* buzzes for a
> short time (even if someone else sits in the passenger seat, already
> buckled up).  I claim it didn't always do this, he claims it did.  (We
> never seem to think to try it out on any cars at the dealership.)
> 
> On a 1993 I tried today, B package, it didn't buzz!  So....do all 90's
> buzz (like my dealer claims), or is mine dysfunctional?

Your dealer is probably wrong.  I have a '90 model (A or B package -- I can't
remember which is which -- mine's got all the '90 stuff except for cruise
control, electric windows and a CD player) which behaves as you expect.  If
you get in the car (no key in the ignition yet), close the door, put on the
belt, insert the key and start the car you never hear the buzzer.  If the
driver's belt isn't fastened (regardless of whether anyone's sitting in the
seat) it buzzes for about 4 sec. after starting.  If either door is open when
the key is just in the ignition it buzzes indefinitely.  It will never buzz
because the passenger belt is unfastened.
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