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05-13-2021, 02:50 PM | #1 |
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Passenger seat belt warning too sensitive?
My passenger seat belt alarm will go off for just about anything left in the seat. Head pones even. It drives me crazy. Would it be dumb to disable it? Can I close the seat belt circuit or is there another option?
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You could just keep the seat belt buckled but this would cause the airbag to go off unnecessarily in a crash, which is probably the least of your worries.
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Don't put electronic or "moist" items on the seat and it won't go off.
To: Service Managers, Service Advisors From: Subaru of America, Inc., Fixed Operations Training and Recognition Department Date: August 1, 2012 Subj: Important information regarding the Occupant Detection System (ODS) on Impreza and BRZ Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, require the use of an Occupant Detection System (ODS). This system is designed to determine if a person is seated in the front passenger seat , and more importantly, if the person is of adequate size to be protected in the event of the deployment of the front passenger seat airbag (SRS) in a moderate to severe frontal collision. Most Occupant Detection Systems measure the weight of the front seat passenger, to determine if the front passenger seat airbag should deploy. All 2012 and 2013 Impreza and 2013 BRZ models use a new type of Occupant Detection System called Electrostatic Capacitance Sensor ODS. This system does not use weight to determine whether to turn the Occupant Detection System ON and OFF. It is important that you understand the operation of this system so that you can explain its operation and precautions to your customers. Electrostatic Capacitance Sensor ODS uses electrostatic capacitance to determine passenger airbag status. Electrostatic capacitance represents a material’s capability of storing an electrical charge. Have you ever been shocked when walking across a carpeted floor and touching a door knob? This demonstrates your ability to store an electrical charge in your body. When anyone is seated or when anything is placed on the front passenger seat, there is a change to that capacitance value. This change in capacitance value is what the Electrostatic Capacitance Sensor ODS uses to determine whether the front passenger seat airbag (SRS) will be ON or OFF. Everything that is placed on the seat has the potential to affect a change in capacitance value. The system can determine whether to change the OFF status of an airbag to ON depending on what is on the passenger seat, which in turn causes a change in capacitance value. Some examples: A proper sized passenger will change the OFF status of an airbag to ON Plastic, metals and other substances, even if at a heavy weight, will not change the OFF status of an airbag A false electrical charge, for example, those caused by laptops that are processing data, cellphones that are on or even an electric device connected to a car charger can cause the airbag status to switch to ON When water or anything with high moisture content is spilled on the front passenger seat cushion, the airbag is designed to remain OFF until the seat cushion is dry. This will also be the case if the passenger has moisture on their clothing, such as rain-soaked pants or raingear. In each of these situations, the airbag status may remain OFF even if a passenger is seated. Subject information for customers: “The Electrostatic Capacitance Sensor ODS on 2012 and 2013 Impreza and 2013 BRZ models uses an electric charge to determine what is on the front passenger seat. (To assure the customer that they will not get shocked, use the static electricity and touching the door knob example) Advise the passenger not to sit in the front passenger seat if the seat cushion is wet or if their clothing is wet. The best way to ensure proper operation is to keep everything off the front passenger seat except a passenger For more detailed information, stress to your customer the importance of reading and understanding the Owner Manual By reading the Owner Manual, your understanding of how this system functions directly affects how confidently you will be able to discuss this ODS system to your customers. For more detailed information on this and other types of Occupant Detection systems used in other model year Subaru vehicles, please click on this link to register and attend a web based technical overview: technician training video. *Passengers seated in the front of the vehicle must meet all State and Federal regulations according to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. Never install a child seat or booster seat in the front of the vehicle. See Owner Manual for more detail. Cc: DPSMs, RSOM
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Like Tcoat stated, don't put any electronic or don't get it wet.
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That is why it is a copy and paste from Subaru.
Hum gave the best summary.
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Never have quite understood the point of these, since you can just plug in the seat belt.
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You can turn the alarm off.
Either through asking the dealer to do it through techstream or doing it yourself with something like the carista dongle. Dongle lol. Happy Friday!
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