22 Ranger Flunks Seat Belt Test

[LoneRNGR]

https://fordauthority.com/2022/07/2022-ford-ranger-flunks-seat-belt-reminder-test/
I'm going to have to say that the seat belt reminders in my 2020 Ranger seem to be excellent. Did they take something away? (again)

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[Bob902]

Mine is almost obnoxious. Test says it needs a 90 second audible warning. No thanks

 

[AzScorpion]

Mine is almost obnoxious. Test says it needs a 90 second audible warning. No thanks

Turn up Hair Nation louder and you won't hear the chimes. lol

I always put mine on as soon as I get in so the chimes don't bother me. But there are times when Annie will forget to put hers on and it's pretty obnoxious to say the least.

 

[DonB]

https://fordauthority.com/2022/07/2022-ford-ranger-flunks-seat-belt-reminder-test/
I'm going to have to say that the seat belt reminders in my 2020 Ranger seem to be excellent. Did they take something away? (again)

Good.

 

[Bob902]

Turn up Hair Nation louder and you won't hear the chimes. lol

I always put mine on as soon as I get in so the chimes don't bother me. But there are times when Annie will forget to put hers on and it's pretty obnoxious to say the least.

Yup. I always wear mine and the wife does, too. It takes her a minute to get situated and I am already heading out so the chimes go off. And she is usually getting airpods in so she doesn't have to hear Hair Nation!!!

 

[BettaRanga]

I always wear my seatbelt, but I do hate that my vehicle tries to force me into doing it through annoyance. I own it…my property shouldn’t harass me.

 

[NTXTremor]

We also wear our seatbelts all the time, so I cannot really comment on how annoying the chimes are.

One thing I found interesting was that we were hauling some lightweight stuff in the bed last week, and although we tied it down, I asked my wife to sit in the back to check on the items to confirm that they were tied down well once we hit the highway.

When she moved from the front seat to the back, there was a visual warning on the dash that a person had been in the passenger's seat and that the passenger seatbelt was not latched. The same thing happened later but with the rear seat when she moved from the rear seat back to the passenger's seat.

I thought that this was a pretty cool feature, and it did not appear to go away on its own. I had to click "OK" to acknowledge it.

 

[dmeyer302]

IIHS has spent the last 60 years shaming manufacturers into making their vehicles more expensive. Now that that goal has been achieved, they keep moving the goalpost to keep themselves relevant.

Fortunately the Ranger chime can (as of now) be disabled, but a car that won't let me get from my mailbox to my garage without spamming me about the seatbelt is pretty unacceptable.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

One feature I really miss from my F150, is the ability to turn the seat belt warnings off. I normally wear mine, but not always and the dinging is annoying.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

Fortunately the Ranger chime can (as of now) be disabled, but a car that won't let me get from my mailbox to my garage without spamming me about the seatbelt is pretty unacceptable.

? You can disable it in the Ranger? Details please.

 

[MountainGoat]

One feature I really miss from my F150, is the ability to turn the seat belt warnings off. I normally wear mine, but not always and the dinging is annoying.

I killed ALL the chimes with Forscan in mine. Startup, door, seatbelt. I drive around my land and have to open and close gates and the constant beeping pissed me off.

 

[dmeyer302]

? You can disable it in the Ranger? Details please.

It's in your owner's manual.

 

[Trigganometry]

Mine got turned off within the first week I owned it. Forscan is your friend once again! The only one I left active was key in ignition and opening door. Don’t want to lock in the key and phone! Then I’ll be screwed

 

[MountainGoat]

Mine is almost obnoxious. Test says it needs a 90 second audible warning. No thanks

This is gonna be one of those things that just keeps growing until your seat shakes and the car refuses to move.

I had an 80s Dodge Daytona with the auto seatbelts that move along the door and talked to you about every little thing. Now that was annoying!





Here's another jem! You could activate a run down of all the voice commands. I had it set as my ringtone on my old Razor phone back then lol.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

It's in your owner's manual.

That's great, thank you. I'm not sure how I missed it.

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