Seatbelt Warning Bug

[JohnnyForensic]

So far I am extremely happy with the car. Some minor glitches with the infotainment system but nothing crazy. This glitch though I can't for the life of me understand why don't fix it. So if I drop somebody off at a location, the car warns me that the rear seatbelts are not buckled. The thing is though, nobody is sitting there anymore. I understand it most likely works with the belt buckle no longer being attached and since the car was never turned off it goes by last state but there is no rear occupant sensors so it doesn't understand that nobody is there anymore. So get rid of the rear seatbelt buckle detection. I understand how and why it occurs but it doesn't work properly.

Having five kids, three of them young, I love the rear seatbelt buckle detection. One of my monsters is always undoing the seatbelts because she doesn't like them. I'm happy to press "Ok" when they get out of the car for school drop-off to clear it knowing that it's going to pop up for me if they unbuckle mid-ride.

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[kdryden99]

Having five kids, three of them young, I love the rear seatbelt buckle detection. One of my monsters is always undoing the seatbelts because she doesn't like them. I'm happy to press "Ok" when they get out of the car for school drop-off to clear it knowing that it's going to pop up for me if they unbuckle mid-ride.

That's ok, but I turned off the rear passenger detection because I almost always have two car seats in the back. In cases where I don't, it shouldn't be warning me that the seatbelt is not attached since there's nobody there. Maybe I need to turn it on and off again. The car doesn't ask me clear the warning it just stays on

 

[GrisGris]

Yes happens to me sometimes. You can get rid of it by pressing the "ok" button on the steering wheel. Hope they fix it in a software update

Thanks for the tip, because here we are in September, and still need it. Sigh...
I've been staring at two red warnings every morning after I drop off my kids, so at least this will help.

 

[GrisGris]

I would need more data to be positive, but by the sounds of it I don't think there is anything to resolve. I highly doubt the MME has passenger presence sensors in the rear seats, so the only way it thinks there is someone there is a buckled seatbelt. On each key cycle, if it sees a buckled belt it says 'ok I have a passenger in that seat'. As soon as the belt is unbuckled the warning pops up, which can be cleared by pressing the 'ok' button. The car has no way to tell if the buckle was inadvertently released, or the passenger left the vehicle, so it gives the warning.
If the warning persists after being acknowledged, then it sounds like we have a problem.

Oh, if it's only based on a clicked buckle in the back and not a passenger sensor, then I guess we're going to have to live with this one. At least now I know I can just click a button.

 

[Kabish]

I highly doubt the MME has passenger presence sensors in the rear seats, so the only way it thinks there is someone there is a buckled seatbelt.

I think there are sensors of some sort in the back seats, I just don't think they communicate right with the car. I have had a kid sit down and slide across the seat, pausing in the middle, and it engaged that warning. I'll also get the check back seats message when turning off the car when that happens.

 

[ADVDan]

It is July 2024 and our 2023 still warns when a person is let out of the vehicle and I start to drive again. I would think that once there is no weight in the seat that the warning would be eliminated, but it isn't. I have been stopping the car, turning it off and then back on to eliminate it. I see that people here report that pressing OK will eliminate it. I can try that, but that seems like a dangerous software glitch as a driver could apparently eliminate the warning when someone is sitting it the seat. Not sure that it would still eliminate with the weight in the seat. I will try it.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

It is July 2024 and our 2023 still warns when a person is let out of the vehicle and I start to drive again. I would think that once there is no weight in the seat that the warning would be eliminated, but it isn't. I have been stopping the car, turning it off and then back on to eliminate it. I see that people here report that pressing OK will eliminate it. I can try that, but that seems like a dangerous software glitch as a driver could apparently eliminate the warning when someone is sitting it the seat. Not sure that it would still eliminate with the weight in the seat. I will try it.

Hello, I would look like to see if I can assist you with your seatbelt concerns. Could you please send us a message with your VIN and mileage?

 

[ADVDan]

Hello FMC,
Thank you for your response. The VIN is FMTK3S53PMA89857. The mileage is 3,732 miles.

 

[ADVDan]

Hello, I would look like to see if I can assist you with your seatbelt concerns. Could you please send us a message with your VIN and mileage?

 

[ADVDan]

I replied with the VIN & mileage, but haven’t heard anything back. Feels like maybe this was acscam to get the VIN#. Was there a private way to send that info that I didn’t know about? I am new to the forum.

 

[ADVDan]

Hello, I would look like to see if I can assist you with your seatbelt concerns. Could you please send us a message with your VIN and mileage?

Hello FMC,
Thank you for your response. The VIN is FMTK3S53PMA89857. The mileage is 3,732 miles.

In reply, I posted the above info right after your offer to help. I’m new and apparently didn’t use the reply button. Hope that putting my VIN# out there publicly wasn’t a big mistake.

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