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      03-17-2024, 10:35 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by BeEmVee View Post
I believe the seatbelt tug once you drive off cannot be disabled, and I know it’s to take slack away which makes it safer, but how are other brands able to have effective seatbelt pretensioners without needing to do the manual tug? In the event of a collision, most modern cars have a great seatbelt tension safety process, but I can’t think of any others that give the tug when driving off each time. I just find it annoying and know BMW’s have done this for a while.
IMO, it is modern bmw trying to be fancy, un-necessarily . None other cars I have driven does this, including older bmws. I don’t mind that tug. I mind if one day that motor fails, can the car still be used without any warming or error which force me to have it fixed.
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