outside temperature guage - all wrong

mine is so inaccurate - how are yours?

mine has never had a reading over 75 degrees here in SoCal, when all my other cars are saying 85 and more

Mine too. It read as 71 when it was at least 85 in the valley yesterday

Mine is always perfect.

Originally Posted by jason_jm

mine is so inaccurate - how are yours?

mine has never had a reading over 75 degrees here in SoCal, when all my other cars are saying 85 and more

Mine is fine most of the time.

You cannot trust the initial readings when getting into a vehicle that has been sitting in the sun.

After a climatization period of 10-15 minutes the readings are usually pretty accurate.

However - I have been getting well over 85 the last week or so in Canada. So if you have not been above 75 in quakeville - then there may be a problem with the sensor........

its wrong here in NY too..

Like JG said, it is fine if you give it time to adjust. It is inaccurate if the car has been parked for a long time.

I was told it they are inacurate, they have the shipping cosmoline on them. They should clean the sensor.

Mine is perfect now.

Where is the sensor?

there is a temp sensor up front somewhere.

Mine is good.

Mine has been really accurate.

well, if anyone figures out where the sensor to clean up front is , please post

Originally Posted by jason_jm

mine is so inaccurate - how are yours?

mine has never had a reading over 75 degrees here in SoCal, when all my other cars are saying 85 and more

I heard that in LA the gauge is not actually temperature. It is a reading of smog density and chance of eathquakes for that day (LOL)

Originally Posted by the_s_rabbit

Mine has been really accurate.

Ditto.

Originally Posted by RachelS

there is a temp sensor up front somewhere.

That helps.

well, today i was driving along, 2pm in Los Angeles, sooo hot, was on the road for about 60 mins from 2pm to 3pm

so either my temp guage was telling me it was 71 degrees, or that there is a 71% smog density layer?

I think the 71% smog layer was more accurate.....

I spoke to BMW, its apparently a known issue and needs a software upgrade

Originally Posted by jason_jm

well, today i was driving along, 2pm in Los Angeles, sooo hot, was on the road for about 60 mins from 2pm to 3pm

so either my temp guage was telling me it was 71 degrees, or that there is a 71% smog density layer?

I think the 71% smog layer was more accurate.....

Umm... You're joking, right?

The car is definitely trying to measure the temperature. Did you check the temp from other sources at the same time?

Mine is very accurate after a few minutes of driving.

I drove for an hour in the mojave desert, it was over 100 degrees

the temp guage never went over 76, go figure :-)

Were you reading the AC setting temp?

Sounds like it's broken... Take it in for service.

Originally Posted by JG

Mine is fine most of the time.

You cannot trust the initial readings when getting into a vehicle that has been sitting in the sun.

After a climatization period of 10-15 minutes the readings are usually pretty accurate.

However - I have been getting well over 85 the last week or so in Canada. So if you have not been above 75 in quakeville - then there may be a problem with the sensor........

Then again, maybe he is at the beach where that cool marine layer is working his ride over!

Seriously, JG is right on. Mine works fine, but when I take it out of my garage into a rather different air climate outside, it takes a little bit to "adjust."

I love my 330i but I see so many people here with some dumb glitches. Mine does it too. At least that's the only glitch that I have noticed on mine.