Beeping sound whilst driving. About 20-30 seconds

[sm1ke]

Never really realized this was a problem. I always put my backpack on the floor in front of the seat. Lighter items like my daughter’s trumpet box don’t set off the seatbelt alarm. I’d personally put my items on the floor where they’re contained vs risk stuff flying forward from hard braking or a collision.

Yeah, I mean that's what I would personally do. In fact, I usually put my backpack on the floor, behind the driver's seat. But OP asked for a solution to the chime, and stated multiple times that they prefer to have the backpack on the seat. So rather than suggest a solution that they've already addressed and turned down a couple of times, I thought it best to suggest an alternative.

 

[ruthrj]

Yeah, I mean that's what I would personally do. In fact, I usually put my backpack on the floor, behind the driver's seat. But OP asked for a solution to the chime, and stated multiple times that they prefer to have the backpack on the seat. So rather than suggest a solution that they've already addressed and turned down a couple of times, I thought it best to suggest an alternative.

Apologize, safety guy by trade. Had to say it was a bad idea again. Inability to restrain cargo or occupants = catastrophic severity mishap

fake seat belt buckle cut from a junk car or a 3d printed one to fool the alarm.

 

[cz5gt]

Yeah, I could but sometimes the floor can get filthy.

I would like to put my bag on the seat.

Reading through the manual, looks like it's some "electrostatic sensor" in the front seat that detects whether or not a "person" is using the seat. So, if your bag has some water or electronics in it that may set it off.

Why do we have technology to alarm to a "problem" that does not exist!?

cause if you position adult person or a baby there and airbag opens that would be the end.. not counting flying out of the car.

 

[sm1ke]

Apologize, safety guy by trade. Had to say it was a bad idea again. Inability to restrain cargo or occupants = catastrophic severity mishap

fake seat belt buckle cut from a junk car or a 3d printed one to fool the alarm.

Oh no apology needed at all, I wasn't disagreeing or anything. Just explaining why I went a different way with it. If I was one of the initial responders I would have suggested the same thing lol

 

[ruthrj]

cause if you position adult person or a baby there and airbag opens that would be the end.. not counting flying out of the car.

100%!

The only knock I have on the weight in seat sensor is if it malfunctions. My old ‘05 Focus cloth seat got slightly wet. Not soaked, slightly wet. The sensor forever read slight weight in the seat when none was there and disabled the passenger seat airbag. Seatbelt status didn’t tie into the system. An adult sitting there would usually provide enough weight to reactivate the airbag. It must have corroded worse as time went on because adult weight on the passenger seat later became no longer sufficient to reactivate the airbag I’ve been super careful with liquids on a passenger seat ever since.

 

[GovtCheese]

This technology helps to alert you to when a passenger isn't wearing their seatbelt. It's for the safety of your passengers, and you are responsible for their safety as the operator/driver. I think in almost all US states (excluding New Hampshire) and all of Canada at least, seatbelts are mandatory, so this tech also helps prevent you from getting a ticket.

Since you don't have a passenger and you have a valid reason for wanting to silence the chime, I would recommend just buckling the seat belt and keeping it buckled. It should stay out of the way and you'd be able to continue setting your backpack in the passenger seat without triggering the alarm.

yup that's what I ended up doing. It was just slightly annoying that a small bag with 2 small bottles of water and my phone was enough to set off the "there is a person sitting on the front pax seat", and therefore setting off the no-seatbelt alarm that doesn't go away.

I get the need for "nannies" to remind people to buckle up, but I like to think that all adults are responsible enough where we won't need these nannies that would cause inconvenience in these edge corner cases.