DIY Elantra Chime Disable
Created by Doohickie. Let him know if he spelled anything wrong or if you have any suggestions for this DIY guide.
Materials needed: None
Tools needed: Flashlight (optional)
Time required: About 30 seconds
There's that chime that rings when your keys are in the ignition and the doors are
open, or your seat belts are off or whatever. Anyway, every time it rings, I think,
"No duh! I KNOW the door is open!" or whatever and curse the chime. So tonight, I
climbed under my dash and found the cursed box. It took several minutes of DING-DONG-DING-DONG!
before I could find the chime unit. Now that I've found it, and killed it, I want
to share my good fortune with the forum.
The chime is the little gray metal box located between the steering column and the
HVAC air handling box. This picture is taken from the brake pedal, looking up and
toward the right side of the car:
To disable the chime, just depress the catch on the connector and pull it out:
If you do not like any loose wires, you can tuck the connector up out of the way
(make sure it's not against the moving portion of the steering column):
