Forgetting something in the back seat of your vehicle is certainly annoying and inconvenient, but it can also be very dangerous if a child is riding with you. Parents are under a lot of stress and making being occasionally absent-minded isn\u2019t terribly uncommon. Leaving a child in the vehicle is incredibly dangerous<\/a>, even on relatively cool days. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that temperatures inside of a vehicle can reach as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temps are only in the mid-60s. Nissan is adding a system to all vehicles with four or more doors to solve this problem. So,\u00a0what does the Nissan Rear Door Alert system do? Let\u2019s\u00a0take a look.<\/p>\n READ MORE: UConnect offers greater connectivity options on select vehicles<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n If the Nissan Rear Door Alert sensors that one of the rear doors or rear\u00a0hatch,\u00a0is opened and not\u00a0accessed\u00a0again after a drive, a notification will display on a screen in the center gauge cluster. After that, the vehicle\u2019s horn will make a series of distinct chirps to remind drivers to check the back seat of the vehicle*.<\/p>\n “I’m proud to see Nissan lead the way by making Rear Door Alert standard on more models,” Marlene Mendoza, a mechanical engineer who helped create the technology, said in a press release. “What started as a chat with my colleague, Elsa Foley, is now innovative technology being adopted in more Nissan models. It is a testament to Nissan’s culture.” As of right now, the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder comes with the Rear Door Alert system as standard equipment. Additionally, the 2019 models of the Nissan Rogue\u00a0and\u00a0Altima will also have the rear seat reminder on all trims when they\u2019re available at Billion Auto Group showrooms.\u00a0The\u00a0manufacturer will be adding the system to all trucks, sedans and SUV models with four or more doors by the 2022 model year.<\/p>\n If you want to see a demonstration of the Nissan Rear Door Alert system during your test drive, make an appointment with a Billion Auto Group product expert today.<\/p>\n *Rear Door Alert is only intended to remind people to check the rear seats of their vehicle under certain circumstances. It cannot prevent accidents caused by inattention or carelessness.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What does the Nissan Rear Door Alert system do? Forgetting something in the back seat of your vehicle is certainly annoying and inconvenient, but it can also be very dangerous if a child is riding with you. Parents are under a lot of stress and making being occasionally absent-minded isn\u2019t terribly uncommon. Leaving a child […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\nHow does it work?<\/h3>\n
\n I want to see a vehicle with Nissan Rear Door Alert<\/a>\n<\/div>\nWhich vehicles offer the Nissan Rear Door Alert?<\/h3>\n