"Seatbelt is unfastened" audio warning (1 Viewer)

[GX550Key]

Let us know what else you use the Carista EVO module and subscription for. Thanks!

 

[AtomicEric]

Just purchased the Carista EVO module and subscription. If anyone in the area is looking to make a changes lmk

I'll buy you a nice lobster roll if you want to stop buy in CT. I to dread the post mail pick up.

 

[jackedprius]

IMO the Carista App is worth the money, if for nothing else, just to delete the seatbelt ding. It is also much easier to change settings than to go through the litany of items on the touch screen.

Why drive around without my seatbelt fastened? Annoying to have to buckle up to drive 300 feet to the neighbors house.

This and also creeping in the school car line and kids are grabbing backpacks for a speedy exit. Guess I’m getting Carista

 

[Bluegill]

I just use those seatbelt add-ons like the ones picture below. I first bought them so that my boys could reach the seat belt buckle back when they were still in booster seats and then I realized that they were great for my seat to make it easier to reach the buckle, and they eliminate the seat belt chime as a bonus. I wear my seatbelt every time I'm on the open road but I unclip it when I get in my neighborhood and that damn chime is annoying as hell when you're just backing out of the garage, just moving the car a bit, etc.

 

[JDPhoenix]

I requested to have mine turned off at my last service.

 

[Laxal550OT+]

Let us know what else you use the Carista EVO module and subscription for. Thanks!

Just did the basics...seatbelt warning chimes for all passengers are disengaged, increased the number of flashes from 3 to 4 blinks for turn signal and adjusted the trunk to open with just one quick touch rather than press and hold.


I played around in the app and there doesn't appear to be much else that I'd be interested in changing at this time, but open to ideas!

 

[RCFGX]

I used Carista to disable it

 

[MDV]

Is this the correct app?

Anything newbies should know before using? Does it connect wirelessly (Bluetooth?) to your GX upon opening the app?

Sorry for the dumb questions. I’m on a wait list and getting prepared. TIA.

 

[AtomicEric]

The dealer near me turned off chime per my request while I was in for the back up camera display FW recall update. It's a little surreal and old school now being so quiet at start up in the cab. Feels like I should have a manual choke on the dash to fiddle with!

 

[DiscoPotato]

I'll buy you a nice lobster roll if you want to stop buy in CT. I to dread the post mail pick up.

Where in CT are you? I could hook you up if you are in northeast region.

 

[cmfhsu]

Is this the correct app?

Anything newbies should know before using? Does it connect wirelessly (Bluetooth?) to your GX upon opening the app?

Sorry for the dumb questions. I’m on a wait list and getting prepared. TIA.

The Carista app requires a compatible, high-quality ELM327 Bluetooth OBD2 adapter which you will plug into the OBD2 diagnostic port of the GX. Carista sells its own adapter, I believe, but it's compatible with other high quality adapters like OBDLink's MX+.

If you are new to this, I would advise caution and I'd suggest you do some research about what's required and how it works. The Carista app is doing dealer-level module coding and the process is not bulletproof. It is reasonably possible, though rare, to brick your vehicle when attempting to make these changes if you don't follow recommended precautions, requiring many thousands of dollars of repairs.

I'm no expert in Carista, but I have reflashed and recoded many modules in my former BMW, and plan to continue doing so with my GX - here's a few pieces of advice I have:

• Make sure your battery is really full and in really good condition. Our cars are relatively new, so you probably won't have a degraded battery unless you never drive your car, but make sure it's fully charged by either trickle charging it or taking a 2+ hour drive
• Minimize electrical consumers before coding. Turn off your headlights and DRLs, the Climate Control, interior lights, seat & steering wheel heaters / coolers, and the radio
• Use a battery power supply (DO NOT use a trickle charger - a trickle charger is worse than no charger) if you have one available. I use the Noco Genius 10 in power supply mode. Coding and flashing requires a very specific vehicle voltage and will stop mid-process, bricking your vehicle module, if it drops below the required voltage.
• Disconnect your phone from the vehicle's bluetooth and any other bluetooth devices (like a smartwatch) before coding any modules via a bluetooth OBD2 adapter. The OBD2 adapter should be the only thing connected to your phone via Bluetooth
• Follow the guided process exactly. Read instructions 3x before executing them.
• Once you hit the go button, freeze and don't touch anything until it's done. Don't open doors or windows, touch the infotainment, stand up off the seat, click your seatbelt, flip to another app, nothing. Especially if it's frozen and you think it might be broken. I promise it's not broken and it will finish.

I know I make it sound scary, but it is kind of scary. As effortless as Carista is, it's still executing dealer-level coding changes and that demands a base level of risk mitigation. These settings weren't meant to be available to consumers, so the process to change them doesn't have the safeguards most other settings have. There's a reason dealers hate flashing & coding modules - it's because each of their techs is going through this entire rigamarole and clenching their buttholes every time they hit the go button.

 

[AtomicEric]

Where in CT are you? I could hook you up if you are in northeast region.

Thanks, I am all set for now. Dealer was able to set for me. I'm central along the coast east of New Haven.

 

[Roman]

I just use those seatbelt add-ons like the ones picture below. I first bought them so that my boys could reach the seat belt buckle back when they were still in booster seats and then I realized that they were great for my seat to make it easier to reach the buckle, and they eliminate the seat belt chime as a bonus. I wear my seatbelt every time I'm on the open road but I unclip it when I get in my neighborhood and that damn chime is annoying as hell when you're just backing out of the garage, just moving the car a bit, etc.



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Can you provide the link to yours?

 

[MDV]

The Carista app requires a compatible, high-quality ELM327 Bluetooth OBD2 adapter which you will plug into the OBD2 diagnostic port of the GX. Carista sells its own adapter, I believe, but it's compatible with other high quality adapters like OBDLink's MX+.

If you are new to this, I would advise caution and I'd suggest you do some research about what's required and how it works. The Carista app is doing dealer-level module coding and the process is not bulletproof. It is reasonably possible, though rare, to brick your vehicle when attempting to make these changes if you don't follow recommended precautions, requiring many thousands of dollars of repairs.

I'm no expert in Carista, but I have reflashed and recoded many modules in my former BMW, and plan to continue doing so with my GX - here's a few pieces of advice I have:

• Make sure your battery is really full and in really good condition. Our cars are relatively new, so you probably won't have a degraded battery unless you never drive your car, but make sure it's fully charged by either trickle charging it or taking a 2+ hour drive
• Minimize electrical consumers before coding. Turn off your headlights and DRLs, the Climate Control, interior lights, seat & steering wheel heaters / coolers, and the radio
• Use a battery power supply (DO NOT use a trickle charger - a trickle charger is worse than no charger) if you have one available. I use the Noco Genius 10 in power supply mode. Coding and flashing requires a very specific vehicle voltage and will stop mid-process, bricking your vehicle module, if it drops below the required voltage.
• Disconnect your phone from the vehicle's bluetooth and any other bluetooth devices (like a smartwatch) before coding any modules via a bluetooth OBD2 adapter. The OBD2 adapter should be the only thing connected to your phone via Bluetooth
• Follow the guided process exactly. Read instructions 3x before executing them.
• Once you hit the go button, freeze and don't touch anything until it's done. Don't open doors or windows, touch the infotainment, stand up off the seat, click your seatbelt, flip to another app, nothing. Especially if it's frozen and you think it might be broken. I promise it's not broken and it will finish.

I know I make it sound scary, but it is kind of scary. As effortless as Carista is, it's still executing dealer-level coding changes and that demands a base level of risk mitigation. These settings weren't meant to be available to consumers, so the process to change them doesn't have the safeguards most other settings have. There's a reason dealers hate flashing & coding modules - it's because each of their techs is going through this entire rigamarole and clenching their buttholes every time they hit the go button.

Thank you VERY much for the detailed response.