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Interesting fault on my 2014 Brooklands Roadster. After a short stop , on engine start discovered a not previously seen light flashing on the dashboard accompanied by an audible warning ( beeping ) . Eventually worked out that it was a seat belt warning . But yes, you are right these cars don't have this refinement fitted. Eventually after reading the handbook , scratching of head and going through engine start a number of times the warning disappeared, as yet not to return. . MMC have said not seen this before, nor has Revolutions, the dealer in Perth. Has anybody else experienced this phantom warning? The ECU!s in these cars I think it's fair to say have been known to have the odd glitch, but to get a warning for something not actually fitted is a tad bizarre .
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They do actually have a seat belt warning on the driver's seat. If you look down on the side of the transmission hump you will see the cable.
The 2012 Plus 4 does not have a beep however I have had the warning light. It was fixed by the dealer. I suspect it was just a poor contact or a faulty connection.
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Never knew that, just off to the garage to have a look!
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I can confirm that my 2014 3.7L has a seatbelt warning chime. It sounds just like a Singapore taxi exceeding the speed limit en-route from the airport to downtown!
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Wonder what else is wired up, or not, that we know nothing about ? When I first picked up my car there were a number of glitches which took a while to put right because the factory weren't able to confirm how the dash lights/switches should operate and it's not in the handbook.
Everything is ok now, as far as I know, but does make me smile when something like this comes to light.
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I rather fear it is all too common for MMC to omit parts of the wiring circuit to suit their own needs.
Back in the days of the Trad +8 , the knock senses were omitted from the GEMS cars , despite the wiring being included in the loom and the ECU expecting an input from them. Most owners added them later.
There must be many other examples.
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Well, there the passenger ejector seat for a start!
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Mine certainly had seat belt warning. First thing to be disconnected.
I did the same...
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The debate I think aptly demonstrates the ad hoc variations in our cars. My Brooklands Roadster does not have a seat belt warning system. Brooklands of course have different seats from standard roadsters and other models, although these seats are now available as an optional extra. They are certainly extremely comfortable. So the fault which manifested itself was without doubt an ECU , I think the body ECU, glitch. Clearly the electronic system will,be the same as cars with the seat belt warning fitted but evidently something energised the warning within the system other than bums on seats and seat belts not engaged
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Interesting fault on my 2014 Brooklands Roadster. After a short stop , on engine start discovered a not previously seen light flashing on the dashboard accompanied by an audible warning ( beeping ) . Eventually worked out that it was a seat belt warning . But yes, you are right these cars don't have this refinement fitted. Eventually after reading the handbook , scratching of head and going through engine start a number of times the warning disappeared, as yet not to return. . MMC have said not seen this before, nor has Revolutions, the dealer in Perth. Has anybody else experienced this phantom warning? The ECU!s in these cars I think it's fair to say have been known to have the odd glitch, but to get a warning for something not actually fitted is a tad bizarre . Hi Frank, as others have said here, your Brooklands may not have the seatbelt warning system connected. But don't discount the possibility that the standard loom is used, leaving the redundant wiring under the seat runners. On my 4/4 (which does have the belt warning connected) the cables were routed next to the seat runners which had chafed the cable and caused an intermittent short. Worth checking...
Stuart
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