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Outside temp sensor?


Navihawk

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I tried searching for a similar topic, but didn't see one, so my apologies if this has been covered. Anyway, with summer in full swing, I've noticed that the external temperature displayed in my 2010 Edge is usually a few degrees higher than the actual temp (reported by local news/weather or an app). I suppose that's pretty common, and my local news did a summer weather specal that covered it. It pretty much comes down to the placement of the external temp sensor, or, according to what I've found on the Edge, the "Ambient Air Temperature Sensor". As one might expect, the sensor picks up warmer air from the asphalt, if the sensor is down under the front bumper or something, or from the engine block, if it's close to that.

 

So, my question is, where exactly is the sensor on a 2010 Edge Limited (not sure if that even matters for something like this)? From what I could find online (and I was surprised to find out that there wasn't much about the location), it's somewhere under the hood, maybe close to the driver's side. Any ideas? I tried looking in the manual, but I couldn't find the answer, although it did say that the external temp is more accurate when the car is moving, which I guess makes sense: If it's sitting still with the sun beating down, it's going to pick up that heat plus the heat coming from the road.

 

Thanks in advance for any help or info...

 

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