Outside Temperature Indicator

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OlDood
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Outside Temperature Indicator

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Yesterday just after noon, the outside temp indicator on my GT showed 112 degrees f.! That prompted me to wonder: (a) where the sensor probe is located. If it is under the hood somewhere, it could be influenced by the engine bay temp, and (b) if I had a malfunctioning indicator.The notion of a malfunction was laid to rest this morning, when the newspaper reported that the temp in Riverside yesterday was _112_, validating the accuracy of the in-dash indicator.I'm still curious, though, where the probe is located. Anyone know?
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Re: Outside Temperature Indicator (OlDood)

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I'm still curious, though, where the probe is located. Anyone know? It's in front of the radiator. You can see it through the lower front grill.
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Re: Outside Temperature Indicator (rasermon)

Post by Campbell »

I can see the horn in front of my radiator and nothing else with wires. Now I'm curious.
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Re: Outside Temperature Indicator (Campbell)

Post by NovaResource »

It's at the bottom, center of the radiator under the hood latch.
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If you look through the grill in this area you will see it there:
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Re: Outside Temperature Indicator (rasermon)

Post by Frosty »

I haven't had my car for two weeks yet so I am still testing out some of the features.One feature that works that I was not too happy to see was the "-" sign before the temperature today. It was -1 Celcius on the dash when I got in the car, had to scrape the windows, use the defrosters, yuck.Then I got to work and it was -4 Celcius, the car was warm so that was another feature I haven't tested too much that worked out ok.I am ready for winter though, got my Canada Tire Icetracs in the hatch!
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I had my Outside Temperature Gauge up to 104 degrees F during the summer here. I will see this winter how cold it gets and what my readout states.
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Re: Outside Temperature Indicator (OlDood)

Post by Mr. Poopypants »

Just curious, Does anyone know how you can change the display from farenheit to celsius?
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Re: Outside Temperature Indicator (MFFenton)

Post by NovaResource »

Yes, drive to Canada, trade in your Vibe and buy a Canadian Vibe. US Vibes are in Fahrenheit while Canadians are in Celsius.I don't think there is a way to change it without changing the display or the "brain".Also see this thread:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=2006I was looking as some pictures and I noticed that the "C" for Celsius is in the top half of the temp number while the "F" for Fahrenheit is in the lower half. I would assume this means the display is the same for both American and Canadian Vibes.
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