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The Workshop => Maintenance, Problems & Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Erudite on January 13, 2022, 12:10

Title: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: Erudite on January 13, 2022, 12:10
I kindly offered a lift to a very heavy passenger at the weekend and since then my passenger seat belt light has been flashing and the alarm sound has been going off unless I plug in the seatbelt to disable it.

Is there any way I can release the pressure from whatever is thinking that someone is still sat in the seat? If not, I will probably disconnect the cable.

I will be asking him to lose weight before I offer to drive him again.
Title: Re: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: shnazzle on January 13, 2022, 12:25
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Genuinely a first. 
Unplug might be the only way for now without taking the seat apart.
Title: Re: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: 1979scotte on January 13, 2022, 20:07
Quote from: Erudite on January 13, 2022, 12:10I kindly offered a lift to a very heavy passenger at the weekend and since then my passenger seat belt light has been flashing and the alarm sound has been going off unless I plug in the seatbelt to disable it.

Is there any way I can release the pressure from whatever is thinking that someone is still sat in the seat? If not, I will probably disconnect the cable.

I will be asking him to lose weight before I offer to drive him again.

How big were they?
I'm 111kg
Title: Re: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: Joesson on January 13, 2022, 20:23
Quote from: 1979scotte on January 13, 2022, 20:07
Quote from: Erudite on January 13, 2022, 12:10I kindly offered a lift to a very heavy passenger at the weekend and since then my passenger seat belt light has been flashing and the alarm sound has been going off unless I plug in the seatbelt to disable it.

Is there any way I can release the pressure from whatever is thinking that someone is still sat in the seat? If not, I will probably disconnect the cable.

I will be asking him to lose weight before I offer to drive him again.

How big were they?
I'm 111kg


That's a lot of Jelly Tots!
Title: Re: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: 1979scotte on January 13, 2022, 22:22
Quote from: Joesson on January 13, 2022, 20:23
Quote from: 1979scotte on January 13, 2022, 20:07
Quote from: Erudite on January 13, 2022, 12:10I kindly offered a lift to a very heavy passenger at the weekend and since then my passenger seat belt light has been flashing and the alarm sound has been going off unless I plug in the seatbelt to disable it.

Is there any way I can release the pressure from whatever is thinking that someone is still sat in the seat? If not, I will probably disconnect the cable.

I will be asking him to lose weight before I offer to drive him again.

How big were they?
I'm 111kg


That's a lot of Jelly Tots!


3965 small bags I think.
Title: Re: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: paulj on January 14, 2022, 10:54
Quote from: 1979scotte on January 13, 2022, 20:07How big were they?
I'm 111kg

It depends which seat you sit in!  The driver seat does not have a weight sensor, just the seat belt latch sensor.  I imagine the Toyota engineers assumed that there would always be someone in the driver seat if the car was moving - and saved a few grams in the process
Title: Re: Passenger Seat Belt Light Stuck On Since Heavy Passenger Sat In the Car
Post by: 1979scotte on January 14, 2022, 12:24
Quote from: paulj on January 14, 2022, 10:54
Quote from: 1979scotte on January 13, 2022, 20:07How big were they?
I'm 111kg

It depends which seat you sit in!  The driver seat does not have a weight sensor, just the seat belt latch sensor.  I imagine the Toyota engineers assumed that there would always be someone in the driver seat if the car was moving - and saved a few grams in the process

I've sat in a few passenger seats.