What's the weight on the passenger seat sensor? Iphone sets off airbag/seatbelt chime - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mechaghost · 06-12-2012, 08:26 PM

I put a 20 ish pound igloo cooler on that seat and it did not set it off

alluringreality · 06-12-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TuxedoCartman

I had a 12-pack of Mountain Dew set it off yesterday. Actually, it wasn't till I moved the case that the car started beeping and having a fit. I put it in the passengers seat at the grocery store, and drove off... no problem. First stop light I thought, "Eh... that's going to slide off. I'll put it in the floorboard." Once I did, oh hell... you'd have thought I was beating children in there, the car was beeping and flashing so frantically.

I believe it's Subaru's design that they used in the 2012 Impreza. There are some complaints on NASIOC about the system, and it seems like it might be a bit of a work in progress. My parent's dog was able to sit in my car's passenger seat with the airbag off, but moving my hand over to pet the dog's head caused the airbag to turn on and off.

HotLeopardMama · 06-12-2012, 10:16 PM

huh, I thought it was cause my purse was heavy... or my phone was heavy... makes more sense now. Thank you! I thought I was nuts. >_<

Godzilla35 · 08-08-2012, 06:31 AM

this explains a lot....

chillywilly · 12-31-2012, 06:40 PM

Had my FR-S for 2 weeks and I noticed the false positive on the passenger detection. Didn't bother me much at first until I realized it was my phone triggering it. I'm hoping for a fix because this capacitance sensor is way too sensitive, I pressed down lightly on the seat with my hands and it turned on the airbag. I don't know what the legal threshold for passenger detection is but it should be much higher than what it is now.

Hopefully it just need to be recalibrated.

Cajun · 02-13-2013, 09:32 PM

Coming home from the grocery store today, bread and eggs caused the seatbelt thing to beep. Ridiculous!!

MissNyxxie · 02-14-2013, 12:28 AM

Seriously? I put my purse that probably weighs 10 or so pounds and I don't get the chime for a seat belt.

zohare · 02-14-2013, 02:23 AM

I feel like mine got better over time? Had a replacement wheel in the seat today and no beep but my nexus used to set it off all the time. I think sitting in it breaks in the foam or something?

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Cajun · 02-14-2013, 09:05 AM

I'm finding just the opposite. It just started being "sensitive" a few days ago.

Dadhawk · 02-14-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cajun

Coming home from the grocery store today, bread and eggs caused the seatbelt thing to beep. Ridiculous!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissNyxxie

Seriously? I put my purse that probably weighs 10 or so pounds and I don't get the chime for a seat belt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zohare

I feel like mine got better over time? Had a replacement wheel in the seat today and no beep but my nexus used to set it off all the time. I think sitting in it breaks in the foam or something?

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cajun

I'm finding just the opposite. It just started being "sensitive" a few days ago.

It's explained further up the thread, but the sensor in the seat doesn't use weight. That's why cell phones can set it off but a tire won't.

BanzaiZee · 02-14-2013, 12:00 PM

It actually explains it in the first page! : ) @MissNyxxie @Cajun @zohare

sol740 · 02-14-2013, 01:34 PM

Over-engineering creeps it's ugly head out from the passenger seat. Luckily it doesn't set off the sensor.

Cajun · 02-14-2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BanzaiZee

It actually explains it in the first page! : ) @MissNyxxie @Cajun @zohare

I read that. I was just saying its ridiculous

Karl07 · 02-14-2013, 04:02 PM

Does anyone know if it's sensitivity can be adjusted?
Because I have an Aussie GTS and I leave my phone and iPad there all the time, no issues, I can even sit my hand all over it with no issues.
But it works perfectly when necessary.

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06-12-2012, 08:26 PM	#43
mechaghost Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Silver AT Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 823 Thanks: 145 Thanked 344 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I put a 20 ish pound igloo cooler on that seat and it did not set it off

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Godzilla35 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: Nissan GT-R Location: SoCali Posts: 436 Thanks: 425 Thanked 84 Times in 58 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	this explains a lot....

12-31-2012, 06:40 PM	#47
chillywilly Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Manual Asphalt Location: Vancouver Posts: 27 Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Had my FR-S for 2 weeks and I noticed the false positive on the passenger detection. Didn't bother me much at first until I realized it was my phone triggering it. I'm hoping for a fix because this capacitance sensor is way too sensitive, I pressed down lightly on the seat with my hands and it turned on the airbag. I don't know what the legal threshold for passenger detection is but it should be much higher than what it is now. Hopefully it just need to be recalibrated.

02-14-2013, 12:28 AM	#49
MissNyxxie Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S - Asphalt Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seriously? I put my purse that probably weighs 10 or so pounds and I don't get the chime for a seat belt.

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BanzaiZee Street Ninja Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Thanks: 87 Thanked 53 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It actually explains it in the first page! : ) @MissNyxxie @Cajun @zohare

02-14-2013, 01:34 PM	#54
sol740 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Under a bridge Posts: 49 Thanks: 11 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Over-engineering creeps it's ugly head out from the passenger seat. Luckily it doesn't set off the sensor.

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