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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 09:29 AM
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Question Bizarre Dashboard message

Saturday night; Snowing, moderately; on the highway, when suddenly, the top info screen,
& the dashboard, posts a message, about Radar devices, being disabled
Also, the break idiot light came on
I figured, the snow was blocking certain sensors
After parking the car for 2 hours indoors, the snow melted, & the messages & idiot lights were non existent
Next day, all was well
In all my 52 years of driving, I've never experienced anything like that
thoughts?
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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 06:10 PM
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There is a radar behind the huge front Acura emblem (the "A"). The radar provides support for adaptive cruise control and other driver assistance stuff.
When snow accumulates on the A emblem, it interferes with the millimeter wave radar, which will trigger the message.
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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TSXV6Guy
There is a radar behind the huge front Acura emblem (the "A"). The radar provides support for adaptive cruise control and other driver assistance stuff.
When snow accumulates on the A emblem, it interferes with the millimeter wave radar, which will trigger the message.
Agree. it happened to me here in Canada several times. One of the times, I took it to the dealer but there was nothing wrong. Snow and ice build up at the acura emblem affect the radar performance.
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Old Jan 22, 2020 | 09:18 AM
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Thank you! Figured it was something like that; just kind of scary, when the break idiot light comes on in the snow, at night
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Old Jan 22, 2020 | 09:19 AM
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If anyone knows about snow problems, it's Canadian's; thx!
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