outside temp help please

[kirkyboy]

hi guys have a w210 e class 320 cdi estate, i think the outside temp is wrong on my car, it was reading 8c yesterday and it was the coldest day of the year, but when i drove it it dropped down to 2, it never went into - figures. can the sensor be changed or cleaned, and where is it,
please help.
what a great site as well, helped me already to fix vanity light
cheers kirkyboy

 

[television]

Hello and welcome to the MB forum.

Its behind the bumper, and I believe its on the near side on UK cars
http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...GA=722.626&CT=F&cat=66G&SID=54&SGR=106&SGN=08

 

[Dec]

The only true way of checking the accuracy of the reading on the temperature display is to check it first thing in the morning, comparing a known current temperature in the vicinity of the car.

A car sitting in traffic will bellow warm air from under the car towards the sensor and influencing the reading and as you say when you move the car the temperature drops to 2c. Just my opinion for what it’s worth.

Dec

 

[doversole]

Welcome from me, Kirkyboy.

The sensor is obviously working.

As Dec rightly says it's getting a blast of warm air from somewhere.
Either that or it's particularly mild in your part of the country!

Doversole

 

[television]

When the sensor fails it normally shows a very high temp, its well hidden and no warm air anywhere near it

 

[Xtractorfan]

Normally plugged into a blank socket behind the bumper where it can generally only pick up the ambient temperature, check it hasnt come adrift and and is hanging in limbo or near to a spotlamp or similar..

 

[Cole@MBS]

Malc, get rid of some of your pms, tried to send you a pm, your full up sir!!!!

 

[television]

Malc, get rid of some of your pms, tried to send you a pm, your full up sir!!!!

I was doing that wnen It came, missed it be 5 secs

 

[dave.robbo]

Could it be just the '-' section of the LCD that isn't working? Can't remember if mine actually says '+', or if it just assumes!

 

[television]

Could it be just the '-' section of the LCD that isn't working? Can't remember if mine actually says '+', or if it just assumes!

One never knows Dave, we get the pixel problem, but there can always be a first