I am assuming everyone knew this...
The Range Rover was designed as an 'Agricultural' vehicle to plod along on your massive Country Estate.
Driving at low speeds and hopping in and out to check on 'things'. The seatbelt was not really needed.
Having the chime dinging incessantly was annoying to the prized herding dog, so Range Rover built in a 'Cheat Code'. Click and unclick the driver's belt 10 times in quick succession - the red seatbelt light illuminates, but the chime is gone.

I did this to my L322 years ago, and just recently thought - let's try the 2016 L405 (only one in the know universe with an L494 Shifter fitted...) 10 Clicks/unclicks a single ding - then Quoth the Raven... Ding Nevermore! 2006 L322 HSE LUX 4.4NA Jag V8 Buckingham Blue/Ivory - 'Col Reb'
Rolled Yahtzee Aug 2023 222,222Miles
2016 L405 HSE TD6. Santorini Black over Almond. - 'Donna the Diesel'
Only L405 IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE with an L494 Shift Lever Fitted!
97K at purchase Sept of 2023

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Is it done with ignition on or engine running? Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Interesting question... I think I did it when the truck was running... 2006 L322 HSE LUX 4.4NA Jag V8 Buckingham Blue/Ivory - 'Col Reb'
Rolled Yahtzee Aug 2023 222,222Miles
2016 L405 HSE TD6. Santorini Black over Almond. - 'Donna the Diesel'
Only L405 IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE with an L494 Shift Lever Fitted!
97K at purchase Sept of 2023

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its been 'known' since 2016'ish,

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic37515...t=seatbelt ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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May 2016 I was still driving an Audi A6 4.2 - waiting for my Daughter to Graduate college so I could get her a Jeep Grand Cherokee and take over Col. Reb!(L322)
To that point all I was doing was paying Range Rover Maintenance bills without the Joy of Driving one...
I think it was 2019 or so that I saw something on the other forum...

Sorry for the repeat post - hopefully it does not cost the Admins a week's pay or anything.
But it looks like we helped Dr. Rob...
So there's that.

I am just glad they brought it forward!

@Phoenix - wasn't the P38 before the L319? I thought I read somewhere that it worked at least as far back as the P38. 2006 L322 HSE LUX 4.4NA Jag V8 Buckingham Blue/Ivory - 'Col Reb'
Rolled Yahtzee Aug 2023 222,222Miles
2016 L405 HSE TD6. Santorini Black over Almond. - 'Donna the Diesel'
Only L405 IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE with an L494 Shift Lever Fitted!
97K at purchase Sept of 2023

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Col Reb - 2006 NA V8 Jag has this enabled...
no ding, no bong... just red dude on the dash.

Love it when I deliver Smoked Pork Butt (shoulder) or my soon to be World Famous non-Texas Brisket to the neighbors

it has to predate 2007... 2006 L322 HSE LUX 4.4NA Jag V8 Buckingham Blue/Ivory - 'Col Reb'
Rolled Yahtzee Aug 2023 222,222Miles
2016 L405 HSE TD6. Santorini Black over Almond. - 'Donna the Diesel'
Only L405 IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE with an L494 Shift Lever Fitted!
97K at purchase Sept of 2023

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Seems like I can find a Ford truck around here somewhere to see if it will yield the same result.

I still think it's a cool hack...  2006 L322 HSE LUX 4.4NA Jag V8 Buckingham Blue/Ivory - 'Col Reb'
Rolled Yahtzee Aug 2023 222,222Miles
2016 L405 HSE TD6. Santorini Black over Almond. - 'Donna the Diesel'
Only L405 IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE with an L494 Shift Lever Fitted!
97K at purchase Sept of 2023

Interesting.

I get annoyed by the constant Drivers’ door open bong when I’m in & out with the engine running, or seeing the missus off to work etc. Sorry slightly OT but is there any way to mute that also?
I don’t have an iiD tool unfortunately  “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -where’s the fun in that?

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@Phoenix:

Unfortunately the WM does not cover how to close the Drivers’ door?

Scenario: bitterly cold/icy, need to keep the door open with ign on, to prevent icing inside windows due to hot sweaty human inside (not my missus, ovbs ) Did this tonight uploading new maps, yes in the dark , yes in the bitterly cold and don’t laugh I have OCD and these things are hard to control, you have to understand, they must be done right NOW! .

And before you say it, NO can’t just open the window, in case it is iced shut and rips the rubbers off
I also suffer from paranoia & tinnitus, so worrying about ripped seals and incessant bongs, and soot percentage just does Gremlins head in!

As always, most grateful to you lovely (and some very clever) chaps on here, this is the absolute best car group forum I have taken part in, well this and Z4forum.com where I lurked for a long time.

 “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -where’s the fun in that?

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I just wish that they had designed the cars with two levels of the 'bong of doom'

I do not need to be given a heart attack when it tells me that the ambient temp has dropped to 4 degrees C. A softer tone would be sufficient for such warnings with a more strident tone for serious faults, to advise you that you are just about to become penniless

Totally agree Merchy, or take it a stage further, anything serious doesn't bong at all and Fatty just emails you 5mins after you stop with the fault and cost to fix....  Pete
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2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
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