outside temp guage
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outside temp guage
Has anyone been successful getting your dealer to recalibrate the temp guage? Mine appears to be 4-6 degrees off (too high). I did notice when I had to reset my Maintenance Required indicator that in the process the temp guage would read & countdown from -4 to 0. I wonder if thsi ihow it is recalibrated? I could not find anything in the owners manual.
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mine is always wrong too, but the temperature is the least of my worries with all the other problems. My car is going in for service this week and that is one of the many problems they are gonna try to fix. I will let you know how i make out
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Please keep in mind that the temp gauge will always be incorrect when the car is started or has been sitting. It takes the car moving to accuratly measure the temp. It states this in the manual. Mine is fine.
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Originally posted by domn
Please keep in mind that the temp gauge will always be incorrect when the car is started or has been sitting. It takes the car moving to accuratly measure the temp. It states this in the manual. Mine is fine.
Please keep in mind that the temp gauge will always be incorrect when the car is started or has been sitting. It takes the car moving to accuratly measure the temp. It states this in the manual. Mine is fine.
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Mine is slow to adjust, but once it does it reads pretty close... no more than a degree off.
What is everyone comparing this to? I have a digital thermometer in my house that I compare it to. FYI, if you're looking a the temp from a bank clock or whatever... those are never right. Once was driving and two banks next to each other had the temp reading... there was a difference of 6 degrees between the two.
What is everyone comparing this to? I have a digital thermometer in my house that I compare it to. FYI, if you're looking a the temp from a bank clock or whatever... those are never right. Once was driving and two banks next to each other had the temp reading... there was a difference of 6 degrees between the two.
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Re: outside temp guage
Originally posted by miner
Has anyone been successful getting your dealer to recalibrate the temp guage? Mine appears to be 4-6 degrees off (too high). I did notice when I had to reset my Maintenance Required indicator that in the process the temp guage would read & countdown from -4 to 0. I wonder if thsi ihow it is recalibrated? I could not find anything in the owners manual.
Has anyone been successful getting your dealer to recalibrate the temp guage? Mine appears to be 4-6 degrees off (too high). I did notice when I had to reset my Maintenance Required indicator that in the process the temp guage would read & countdown from -4 to 0. I wonder if thsi ihow it is recalibrated? I could not find anything in the owners manual.
1. Turn the ignition switch ON.
2. Press and hold the reset select button for 10 seconds. While you continue to hold the button, the display will scroll through temperature settings from +3 to -3 (sequence 0, 1, 2, 3, -3, -2, -1).
3. When the desired correction value appears on the display, relesase the button, and the recalibrated outside air temperature will be displayed.
Example: True temperature +70 deg F; displayed value 68 deg F. Correction should be +2.
The manual also suggests removing the sensor (leaving it electricly connected) and submerging it into an ice water container to calibrate (very close to 32 F/0 C).
My experience is also that the initial temp reading after being parked is off, but the "after driving" value seems fairly accurate. But I'll try the true calibration check sometime.
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The temperature guage inaccuracy doesn't bother me. I knew it was like off 2-4 degrees, but I am usually prepared for the weather and inside the comforts of my TSX to even bother.
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Originally posted by spc
Does anyone got it to display temperature below 0F? Will it display a minus temperature? The lowest temperature I ever read is 1F in my area.
Does anyone got it to display temperature below 0F? Will it display a minus temperature? The lowest temperature I ever read is 1F in my area.
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Originally posted by cloudveil
-12 a few nights ago here, but I wasn't out driving that night.
-12 a few nights ago here, but I wasn't out driving that night.
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