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Outside Temp Sensor

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by ovni, Nov 5, 2006.

  1. ovni

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    I get no reading on my outside temp. it just shows two little lines -- but the A/C works perfectly fine. When I wash the car. The outside temp sensor starts working but it shows -22 degrees F. Even if I set my A/C to Max cold, the temp is not cold at all. I also get a snow flake light on my dash.
    After about 30 minutes the outside temp sensor goes back to -- and the snow flake light goes out. My A/C starts working fine again

    Does the outside temp sensor have anything to do with the A/C?
     
    #1 ovni, Nov 5, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ovni @ Nov 5 2006, 05:57 PM) [snapback]344292[/snapback]</div>
    No.
     
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    Get someone to look at that. It is not normal! I believe that the "fuzzy logic" of the climat control takes that into consideration.
     
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    What makes the snow flake light come on?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ovni @ Nov 5 2006, 07:33 PM) [snapback]344333[/snapback]</div>
    When the sensor senses that it's 37°F/3°C or below
     
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    Your car should always register outside temp, no matter if you have heat on or off. It sounds like your sensor is broken. The sensor is the little ball looking thing on the very front of your dashboard on the drivers side (I believe).

    I also tend to find the snowflake to be very annoying and it distracts me when it comes on. I want to disable that little bad boy.
     
    #6 NCPriusGrl, Nov 6, 2006
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    I would think it only vaguely has something to do with the A/C... When it's extremely cold out and you tell it to cool the cabin, it *thinks* it only needs to pass in the outside air - the same would be true when it's hot out and you want heat.
     
    #7 eagle33199, Nov 6, 2006
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