Exterior temp sensor?

[Fasterbaby]

Are the exterior temp sensors likely to go wrong? Mine is reading 19c today when it is clearly much more than that here. I would say it is in the high 20's at least. Would Vag com show up a faulty sensor? Cheers.

[Guest Fabia 12v]

Mine was also reading 19C and car was parked in sun... was thinking exactly the same thing as you!!

[Tech1e]

You can try swapping the sensor, its in the bumper down behind the n/s grill.

[Guest Fabia 12v]

You can try swapping the sensor, its in the bumper down behind the n/s grill.

wiring run with fog lights?

[Tech1e]

IIRC the temp sensor is on its own spur down the front but the wires are close.

[Guest Fabia 12v]

Wondered what that thing was when i was fiddling with fogs... now i know!!

[cheeky]

I had a Cavalier courtesy car once which alleged it was 75

[Stuart_J]

Mine recently went silly & slowly got worse,, it seemed to read incredibly low first thing in the morning (-24.5 as an example last week )& then slowly improve, it was fixed under warranty & it was corrosion in a wire leading to the sensor rather than the sensor itself so if you have a problem & its not warranteed check this first.

Whilst it was faulty, once it had sorted itself after about 5 miles it was generally reading about 10 degrees below the actual temp. BIG DOWNSIDE is that the aircon wont deliver cold air if the temp its sensing is below -4

[Joel_vRS]

you guys sure your not reading your climate control setting by mistake the one you want is on the left hand side

Joel

[JBS Auto Design]

Outer temp sensor 1J0919379A have been known to go down.

Not sure where they are.

But these guys do.

Have fun!

Sarah

[Guest Fabia 12v]

Reading fine now, must of been a blip!

[Joel_vRS]

Reading fine now, must of been a blip!

lol i still think you looked at the wrong reading

Joel

[DGW]

Outer temp sensor 1J0919379A have been known to go down.

Circa

[spinndrift]

Don't forget it only measures temperature and not humidity.

Higher humidity makes it feel warmer than it is.

[Guest Fabia 12v]

lol i still think you looked at the wrong reading

Joel

fabias dont have climate control!! So very difficult to read wrong!!

[Joel_vRS]

fabias dont have climate control!! So very difficult to read wrong!!

Excuse me for thinking it was in an octavia... as its posted in the octavia section

Joel

[mikejay]

mine showed 34 the other day in my garden!!