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Hello -
I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the dashboard
show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't seem to work.
Thanks!

"Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031026120545.09411.00000095@mb-m28.aol.com...
> Hello -
> I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
dashboard
> show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't seem to work.
> Thanks!
>
>

On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
the total mileage indicator.

On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
useless.

John

John Horner said for all posterity...
> "Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
> >
> > I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
> > dashboard show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't
> > seem to work.
>
> On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
> toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
> the total mileage indicator.
>
> On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
> is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
> at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
> useless.

Yeah, mine's about useless as well. At least it seems to read
higher on warm days and lower on cooler days.



Casey

Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.

That's interesting. I think ours is dead on. Have compared it with
many other sources, including my home weather station. Always very
close. I like the fact that it doesn't rise in temperature when
sitting still like our Mercedes did.

Dick

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 12:13:10 -0600, Casey <cclremovethispart@cox.net>
wrote:

>John Horner said for all posterity...
>> "Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
>> >
>> > I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
>> > dashboard show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't
>> > seem to work.
>>
>> On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
>> toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
>> the total mileage indicator.
>>
>> On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
>> is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
>> at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
>> useless.
>
>Yeah, mine's about useless as well. At least it seems to read
>higher on warm days and lower on cooler days.
>
>
>
>Casey
>
>Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:14:31 -0800, "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
>"Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20031026120545.09411.00000095@mb-m28.aol.com...
>> Hello -
>> I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
>dashboard
>> show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't seem to work.
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>
>On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
>toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
>the total mileage indicator.
>
>On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
>is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
>at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
>useless.
>
>John
>

Mine doesn't seen to take that long to stabilize, but it's almost
always 5-7° F. high. It's fairly consistent, so it's somewhat useful,
but it's the control of the compressor that worries me. If the
compressor is set to run during defrost as long as the outside
temperature is over 40°, then mine might be set to run all the way
down to freezing. Does anyone know if that's a correct deduction? (I
haven't had a chance to test it yet as the car is fairly new, and we
haven't had temps that low here yet.)
Ron

> Mine doesn't seen to take that long to stabilize, but it's almost
> always 5-7° F. high. It's fairly consistent, so it's somewhat useful,
> but it's the control of the compressor that worries me. If the
> compressor is set to run during defrost as long as the outside
> temperature is over 40°, then mine might be set to run all the way
> down to freezing. Does anyone know if that's a correct deduction? (I
> haven't had a chance to test it yet as the car is fairly new, and we
> haven't had temps that low here yet.)
> Ron


There is no danger in running the A/C with outside temperatures below
freezing as long as the evaporator does not freeze over. All A/C systems
have a thermostat at the evaporator that shuts off the A/C if the
evaporator gets too cold. On my '94 Civic this thermostat is set
somewhere between 3°C and 4°C.

My temp gauge seems pretty accurate and stable. I'm assuming it has
nothing to do with the A/C cutoffs since the temp guage is not
standard on all the models.



On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:51:45 GMT, Milleron
<millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:14:31 -0800, "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:20031026120545.09411.00000095@mb-m28.aol.com...
>>> Hello -
>>> I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
>>dashboard
>>> show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't seem to work.
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
>>toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
>>the total mileage indicator.
>>
>>On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
>>is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
>>at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
>>useless.
>>
>>John
>>
>
>Mine doesn't seen to take that long to stabilize, but it's almost
>always 5-7° F. high. It's fairly consistent, so it's somewhat useful,
>but it's the control of the compressor that worries me. If the
>compressor is set to run during defrost as long as the outside
>temperature is over 40°, then mine might be set to run all the way
>down to freezing. Does anyone know if that's a correct deduction? (I
>haven't had a chance to test it yet as the car is fairly new, and we
>haven't had temps that low here yet.)
>Ron

Casey wrote:
> John Horner said for all posterity...
>
>>"Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
>>>dashboard show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't
>>>seem to work.
>>
>>On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
>>toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
>>the total mileage indicator.
>>
>>On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
>>is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
>>at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
>>useless.
>
> Yeah, mine's about useless as well. At least it seems to read
> higher on warm days and lower on cooler days.

What did the dealer charge you to install this?

A thermistor has to be present on all models on which the AC runs
automatically in defrost mode. I assume that it DOES have something
to do with the AC cutoffs and that the only difference in models with
the outside temp display is that there is a dashboard readout of that
thermistor. There could be two different thermistors, but why would
they design it that way when one would suffice?

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 07:55:33 -0600, TL <tlehman@visi.com> wrote:

>My temp gauge seems pretty accurate and stable. I'm assuming it has
>nothing to do with the A/C cutoffs since the temp guage is not
>standard on all the models.
>
>
>
>On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:51:45 GMT, Milleron
><millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:14:31 -0800, "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>news:20031026120545.09411.00000095@mb-m28.aol.com...
>>>> Hello -
>>>> I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
>>>dashboard
>>>> show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't seem to work.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
>>>toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
>>>the total mileage indicator.
>>>
>>>On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
>>>is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
>>>at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
>>>useless.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>
>>Mine doesn't seen to take that long to stabilize, but it's almost
>>always 5-7° F. high. It's fairly consistent, so it's somewhat useful,
>>but it's the control of the compressor that worries me. If the
>>compressor is set to run during defrost as long as the outside
>>temperature is over 40°, then mine might be set to run all the way
>>down to freezing. Does anyone know if that's a correct deduction? (I
>>haven't had a chance to test it yet as the car is fairly new, and we
>>haven't had temps that low here yet.)
>>Ron

Ron

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:39:33 -0700, Dick <rhughes33@cableone.net>
wrote:

>That's interesting. I think ours is dead on. Have compared it with
>many other sources, including my home weather station. Always very
>close. I like the fact that it doesn't rise in temperature when
>sitting still like our Mercedes did.
>
>Dick

Mine works fine too. I compare it with an ordinary thermometer and
it's dead on.

>
>On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 12:13:10 -0600, Casey <cclremovethispart@cox.net>
>wrote:
>
>>John Horner said for all posterity...
>>> "Vosnos" <vosnos@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> >
>>> > I just bought an 03 Accord EX and I can't figure out how to make the
>>> > dashboard show the outside temperature. I've read the manual, don't
>>> > seem to work.
>>>
>>> On mine you touch the small button to the right of the odometer and it
>>> toggles the display between various modes. The temperature display replaces
>>> the total mileage indicator.
>>>
>>> On ours the number is wrong more than it is right. The dealer claims this
>>> is "normal" and gave some nonsense story about driving at least 20 minutes
>>> at over 20mph and then the thing only changes 1 degree per minute. Almost
>>> useless.
>>
>>Yeah, mine's about useless as well. At least it seems to read
>>higher on warm days and lower on cooler days.
>>
>>
>>
>>Casey
>>
>>Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.