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      07-16-2013, 09:46 AM   #1
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Heated Passenger Seat sets off Seat Belt Alarm

The wife and I was driving around on the week of the 4th and it was cool some of those nights and when she would turn on the heated seat it would cause the seat belt alarm for her seat to go off after about 10 minutes or so.

It would stop dinging in about 1 min but the red light would stay on. She took the belt off and back on, but it didn't help. Until I powered down the car it wouldn't show both belts were latched.

Also, right when this happen the passenger air bag off light came on, it stays on for about 1 min also and goes off when the dinging stopped, yet the dash light stayed on.

My guess, it is the sensor that detects if weight of the passenger is enough to use the air bag is malfunctioning due to the heat in the seat.

It never errors unless the heated seat is on. I have not used my heated seat yet to find out if it happens to the drivers side.


Does anyone know how much weight I need to put in the seat to trigger the airbag so I can confirm the issue with out having to make someone suffer a heated seat in the summer?

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      07-17-2013, 10:33 AM   #2
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The wife and I was driving around on the week of the 4th and it was cool some of those nights and when she would turn on the heated seat it would cause the seat belt alarm for her seat to go off after about 10 minutes or so.

It would stop dinging in about 1 min but the red light would stay on. She took the belt off and back on, but it didn't help. Until I powered down the car it wouldn't show both belts were latched.

Also, right when this happen the passenger air bag off light came on, it stays on for about 1 min also and goes off when the dinging stopped, yet the dash light stayed on.

My guess, it is the sensor that detects if weight of the passenger is enough to use the air bag is malfunctioning due to the heat in the seat.

It never errors unless the heated seat is on. I have not used my heated seat yet to find out if it happens to the drivers side.


Does anyone know how much weight I need to put in the seat to trigger the airbag so I can confirm the issue with out having to make someone suffer a heated seat in the summer?

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Funny you bring this up. Here in PHX when the temp rises above 110, even touching the seat with your hand will trigger the seat belt chime in my car. I have a habit of having my finger touch the seat while driving with one hand and lo and behold the seat belt warning starts chiming though no passenger is in the seat! Definitely a combo of heat and some sensor not agreeing. BTW, I also have heated seats..
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      07-17-2013, 01:01 PM   #3
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I had that prb when I first got my car, it has something to do w/ the heated seats affecting the airbag sensor. You need to get it to the dealer to have the seat occupancy sensor (short circuit/faulty) replaced, same day fix.
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      07-17-2013, 01:40 PM   #4
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Definitely sounds like a defect.
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      07-17-2013, 05:43 PM   #5
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Funny you bring this up. Here in PHX when the temp rises above 110, even touching the seat with your hand will trigger the seat belt chime in my car. I have a habit of having my finger touch the seat while driving with one hand and lo and behold the seat belt warning starts chiming though no passenger is in the seat! Definitely a combo of heat and some sensor not agreeing. BTW, I also have heated seats..
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Same thing happens with me. I can't even keep my damn phone on the passenger seat. Phoenix is a bitch!
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