For many people the use of a seat belt is not required, the truth is, some Citroen Ds5 owners only employ their car on private property and at low speeds. Nevertheless, some other drivers do not want to use the seat belt, although they do not endanger other drivers by doing so – it is against the law. We will however, only for the first category of people, teach you to disable the belt alarm of your Citroen Ds5, so that you can drive without wearing your belt. To accomplish this, to begin, we will grant you some details to know before looking at such a procedure, and secondly, we will present to you how to turn off the belt warning of your Citroen Ds5/Strong>.
Some details you should know before you want to disable the belt alarm of your Citroen Ds5
As we told you in the introduction of this article, planning on turning off the belt warning of your Citroen Ds5 is not minor. This alarm is there to remind you to fasten your belt, to be in agreement with the law and not to take unnecessary risks. However, if you really want to take this step, you need to know some details that may make you think before you act, find them in the list below:
- It’s obvious, but it’s beneficial keeping in mind that driving without a seatbelt is illegal in most western countries.
- Your Citroen Ds5 being equipped with an airbag, if you don’t have your seatbelt, in case of an incident your airbag may be more damaging than protective
- Being a security element, the belt alarm beeper of your Citroen Ds5 must be working , it is linked to airbag detectors, especially the belt warning beeper of the passenger seat, so be truly cautious during your manipulations
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How do I disable the belt alarm on my Citroen Ds5?
After going over the various details to consider before considering disabling the belt warning of a Citroen Ds5, we will describe how to do this task.
Use a belt buckle extension to turn off the belt alarm of your Citroen Ds5
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The first and most basic alternative available to you is to equip yourself with a belt buckle extension to disable the belt alarm on your Citroen Ds5. The special feature of this part is that it allows you to use your belt in spite of everything. In fact, it is a belt buckle with a clip on its upper part to adapt to your belt buckle. Nevertheless, it is important to know that this product must meet the manufacturer’s specifications, to ensure that in the event of an accident, it will be as resistant as your common belt buckle. That is why, it is better for you to purchase this belt buckle extension for Citroen Ds5 from a car parts dealer. With this extension you can select whether you want to wear your belt or not. You can find this extension between 20 and 30 euros.
Use a belt buckle to turn off your Citroen Ds5 belt alarm
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This technique is just restricted to drivers who do not desire to put on their car belt at all and therefore no longer want to hear the belt alarm beep of their Citroen Ds5. You will therefore be against the law and in case of police control you risk taking a fine of hundreds euros and few points on your driving licence. We therefore encourage you to execute this just if you use your car on private property. The theory is more or less the same as for the extension, you will be able to purchase a belt buckle that will fit into the receptacle of your belt, which will reproduce for the alarm the presence of the belt and therefore not to engage the beep of it. Be mindful to measure the width of your buckle and the notch to buy a buckle compatible with the belt receptacle of your Citroen Ds5. You will find belt buckles around 10€ on dedicated websites. Take notice that as seen in the past section, without a safety belt an airbag can be very dangerous in the case of an accident.
Use a diagnostic OBD system to disable the belt alarm of your Citroen Ds5
To conclude, the best solution to disable the belt alarm on your Citroen Ds5. You can use a diagnostic OBD system to deactivate this alarm, however you will need the manufacturer’s instructions to know the exact procedure, and in most cases a professional will be better able to perform this procedure for you. Nevertheless many of them will be reluctant because of the illegality of the process.
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