rear seat weight sensors will not work properly for a variety of reasons.the logic on the rear seat reminder is crappy at best. if you open a rear door and dont do a corresponding door opening, it will beep.
they really should have put a pressure sensor on the seat pad than using the door open/close sequence.
sometimes i put something in via the door and take it out with me when i exit the drivers seat, or vice versa, take it with me (hoodie) and take it off and take it out via the back seat.
Toyota has already solved this rear seat reminder problem**,
but it is currently only on the Sienna. ARSR mmWave sensing...
and it might be added to more models in 2026 and onward.
(if something moves in certain scanned locations in
the rear even a tiny bit, you'll get an alert)
https://support.toyota.com/s/article/Advanced-Rear-Seat-Reminder?language=en_US
**It may never fully stop false alarms, but it will increase positive alarms which
is the main goal. "So we annoyed you, so what ?" But if we don't alert you while
some kid is left in back dying, that is what we are trying to remedy.
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