IREMIND CAR SEAT ALERT DRIVER

If you walk away more than 15 feet without unfastening the clip on the seat, the key fob starts beeping.

When you fasten the seatbelt, the device is activated. The device attaches to the car seat and a key fob goes on your key chain. 'I really like the car seat, I thought it was useful,' Coleman said.

IREMIND CAR SEAT ALERT DRIVER

Once the car is turned on and the driver starts moving, the sensor system is activated.Īs the driver reaches his or her destination and turns the car off, the beeper goes off. Other GM models also feature this technology.Ī receiver plugs into the On Board Diagnostics (OBD) port in the car, which connects with the chest clip transmitter on the strap of the seat. 'I think if you own the car, especially, you would just learn to ignore it.' 'I didn’t notice it at first,' Coleman said. After you arrive at your destination and turn off the car, the alarm sounds and a message appears on your dashboard.Ĭoleman missed the alarm the first time it sounded off. The alert system is activated when you open and close the back door. Samantha Coleman and her child tested out four different smart technologies that alert parents when a baby is left in the back seat. More than 700 children have died from heatstroke in cars since 1998, according to No Heat Stroke, and so far this year there have been 20 infant deaths. 'I think a lot of parents say, 'yeah that would never be me,' but it’s a concern,' Lynchburg mother Samantha Coleman said. (WSET) - You’ve seen and read the stories online, seen them on TV, and they happen all too often - a baby dies after being forgotten in a hot car.

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