Passenger seat belt warning when I put phone on seat!??? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kayzer Soze · 05-12-2013, 03:13 PM

Does this happen to anyone else? Ill put down my iphone on the passenger seat and within minutes the seat belt warning will go off as though someone is sitting there. I was under the impression tehse sensors requires a certain amount of weight to go off (50lbs)?

Could it be my sensor is defective?

raptor87 · 05-12-2013, 03:28 PM

It does not use a weight sensor its capacitance based your phone is setting it off because of the battery in it probably

raptor87 · 05-12-2013, 03:29 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ht=seat+sensor

jonnyozero3 · 05-12-2013, 05:08 PM

My phone does this too in my BRZ premium. I wondered if it was because it's a wirelessly rechargeable phone?

SubieNubie · 05-12-2013, 05:13 PM

I have found that the alarm goes off only when my phone is plugged into the USB port. When it's not plugged it does not go off. I have an iPhone 5.

draggin_az · 05-12-2013, 05:13 PM

anything that has an electrical current will set it off.....phone, laptop, even a half gallon of jack and 2 liter of coke will set it off

ashtray · 05-12-2013, 06:30 PM

Mine doesn't do this. I put my laptop (sleep mode) on the seat, my iPhone (either plugged in or not, and my blackberry. No issues. When someone sits there, it displays the airbag on status - so mine is working like it should, but from what I read, it shouldn't work this well. No complaints here!

Kayzer Soze · 05-12-2013, 06:55 PM

guess only way is to continue tying the passenger seat belt even when no one is there...prolly easier to buy a buckle part on ebay so that i dont have to strap the whole thing

86_ZN6 · 05-12-2013, 07:10 PM

It's the power cord that is not the phone that sets the alarm

Noke · 05-19-2013, 02:42 PM

This happen to me when I put my laptop or phone ... Even my iPod

. But once u take it off the seat it's fine ... I just throw my laptop in the back seats cuz that's what they were ment for ... For junk lol. Not ppl

.

eblamble3 · 05-19-2013, 10:01 PM

Isn't there a section in the manual that specifically talks about this?

"Also, if luggage or electronic devices are placed on the front passenger’s
seat, this may adversely affect the ability of the system to determine deployment.
This may prevent the front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFF
indicators from working properly. Check that the indicators work properly.
When the OFF indicator turns off and the ON indicator illuminates, the front
passenger’s frontal airbag may deploy during a collision. Remove luggage
and electronic devices from the front passenger’s seat."

synister808 · 05-19-2013, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by draggin_az

anything that has an electrical current will set it off.....phone, laptop, even a half gallon of jack and 2 liter of coke will set it off

Sometimes I take fresh fruit for lunch and that even sets it of.

draggin_az · 05-20-2013, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by synister808

Sometimes I take fresh fruit for lunch and that even sets it of.

its fucking ridiculous. this "new technology" wasnt tested well enough in my opinion

Basti · 09-12-2013, 02:32 PM

Good thing the EU model doesn't seem to have that sensor. There's basically always stuff lying on mine

05-12-2013, 03:13 PM	#1
Kayzer Soze Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT Satin White Pearl Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 147 Thanks: 9 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Passenger seat belt warning when I put phone on seat!??? Does this happen to anyone else? Ill put down my iphone on the passenger seat and within minutes the seat belt warning will go off as though someone is sitting there. I was under the impression tehse sensors requires a certain amount of weight to go off (50lbs)? Could it be my sensor is defective?

05-12-2013, 03:28 PM	#2
raptor87 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: IL Posts: 273 Thanks: 48 Thanked 99 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	It does not use a weight sensor its capacitance based your phone is setting it off because of the battery in it probably __________________

05-12-2013, 03:29 PM	#3
raptor87 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: IL Posts: 273 Thanks: 48 Thanked 99 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ht=seat+sensor __________________

05-12-2013, 05:13 PM	#5
SubieNubie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Location: LanGcaster, PA Posts: 157 Thanks: 8 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have found that the alarm goes off only when my phone is plugged into the USB port. When it's not plugged it does not go off. I have an iPhone 5. __________________ Daily Driven 2013 6MT Subaru BRZ Premium in WRB

05-12-2013, 05:13 PM	#6
draggin_az Small penis big dreams Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: '13 Scion FR-S Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 585 Thanks: 377 Thanked 289 Times in 147 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	anything that has an electrical current will set it off.....phone, laptop, even a half gallon of jack and 2 liter of coke will set it off __________________ v3 -> v2 Vortech SC / 2.87 pulley Fuel pump, FIC 770 injectors, custom header back, perrin resonated CBE 277hp 93 octane 370hp on E-85

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jonnyozero3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 4 wheels & some metal bits Location: 000000N 0000000E Posts: 210 Thanks: 222 Thanked 74 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My phone does this too in my BRZ premium. I wondered if it was because it's a wirelessly rechargeable phone?

05-12-2013, 06:30 PM	#7
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Mine doesn't do this. I put my laptop (sleep mode) on the seat, my iPhone (either plugged in or not, and my blackberry. No issues. When someone sits there, it displays the airbag on status - so mine is working like it should, but from what I read, it shouldn't work this well. No complaints here!

05-12-2013, 06:55 PM	#8
Kayzer Soze Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT Satin White Pearl Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 147 Thanks: 9 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	guess only way is to continue tying the passenger seat belt even when no one is there...prolly easier to buy a buckle part on ebay so that i dont have to strap the whole thing

05-12-2013, 07:10 PM	#9
86_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 86 ZN6 Location: SF Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,317 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,222 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	It's the power cord that is not the phone that sets the alarm

05-19-2013, 02:42 PM	#10
Noke Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Livingston Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This happen to me when I put my laptop or phone ... Even my iPod . But once u take it off the seat it's fine ... I just throw my laptop in the back seats cuz that's what they were ment for ... For junk lol. Not ppl . __________________ No rest for the wicked.

05-19-2013, 10:01 PM	#11
eblamble3 Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 42 Thanks: 61 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Isn't there a section in the manual that specifically talks about this? "Also, if luggage or electronic devices are placed on the front passenger’s seat, this may adversely affect the ability of the system to determine deployment. This may prevent the front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFF indicators from working properly. Check that the indicators work properly. When the OFF indicator turns off and the ON indicator illuminates, the front passenger’s frontal airbag may deploy during a collision. Remove luggage and electronic devices from the front passenger’s seat."

09-12-2013, 02:32 PM	#14
Basti Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Germany Posts: 120 Thanks: 9 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good thing the EU model doesn't seem to have that sensor. There's basically always stuff lying on mine

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