kolmstead
Well-known member
This one is petty, but a little annoying. The LEAF has an outside air temperature sensor located up front. Mine reads at least ten degrees Fahrenheit lower than actual outside temperature, compared with numerous thermometers and a calibrated weather station at work. For several days I was wondering why it felt pretty nice out in the morning despite the 25 F reading in the car. Eventually I figured out that the car was wrong. The error seems to diminish as temps go up; at 70 degrees, it's probably close to nil.
Apparently Nissan knows about this one; there's a disclaimer in the owner's manual that the car's indicator will probably not agree with other sources. If that's the case, why bother? And what's this low OAT warning at 38 degrees about? Is something bad supposed to happen at that temp?
Just my personal bias as an instrumentation guy. Better to display no data than incorrect data...
-Karl
Apparently Nissan knows about this one; there's a disclaimer in the owner's manual that the car's indicator will probably not agree with other sources. If that's the case, why bother? And what's this low OAT warning at 38 degrees about? Is something bad supposed to happen at that temp?
Just my personal bias as an instrumentation guy. Better to display no data than incorrect data...
-Karl