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Old May 19, 2017 | 11:02 AM
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Hey Guys,

My car keeps showing me that it is 66 degrees constantly. It is about 85 degrees outside and I have been driving around in the sun for a couple of hours.
It is annoying because my AC thinks it is cool inside the car too and on "Auto" setting it does not do much. The air gets cold when I manually put it on "low".

Any idea where the thermometer is?

Thanks a lot.
 
Old May 20, 2017 | 07:19 AM
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Are you talking about the outside air temp "reader/sensor"?
 
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Old May 20, 2017 | 09:43 AM
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Yeah I am talking about the outside air temp sensor location.
I assume it is on the front bumper somewhere close to the condenser.
 
Old May 20, 2017 | 09:48 AM
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Just saw the pic you attached, thanks. I'll try to find it.
 
Old May 21, 2017 | 05:23 PM
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I drove my car for several hours again today and the temp sensor was working just fine.
So according to my owner's manual it does not read new temperatures if the car is not moving over 19mph for longer than 90 seconds. The other day I was sitting mostly in traffic.
 
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