Volvo V50 Outside Temperature Sensor Location

My volvo v50 outside temperature gauge often give a very inaccurate reading such as showing 12c when i know it is about 4 this in turn make the interior thermostat try and raise the temperature to a ridiculous high heat.

Volvo v50 outside temperature sensor location.

Seems to have occurred when the weather got warmer here but not sure since it is fairly intermittent. 1993 1997 volvo 850 acc cabin temperature sensor location. Jun 17th 2009 19 17 the sensor is outside the car underneath the side rear view mirror on either the right or the left side it s on the left side on my lhd it s that black protruding notch you can see and feel it if you look closely under the side rear view mirror the connector in question would be on that side of the car. The ambient temperature sensor switch is located either behind the front grille or in the front bumper.

Its only job is to monitor air temperature which it does through increasing decreasing resistance in response to temperature fluctuations. Re erratic readings from the external temperature system on my volvo v50 2005. Used my bsr ppc volvo code reader and got no codes related to ambient sensor. Outside temperatures may display incorrectly.

My volvo v50 outside temperature. The ambient temperature sensor switch is located either behind the front grille or in the front bumper. Its only job is to monitor air temperature which it does through increasing decreasing resistance in response to temperature fluctuations. Often at switch on the reading appears to be accurate and sometimes remains ok for some time 1 hour or longer then i can watch a count down every couple of seconds or so to as low as 7c then can fluctuate in the low range of a minus figure up to plus 2 or 3c.

Just looked this up in vadis the outside temp. Within the pdm passenger door module will have to have a software upgrade if the temp sensor is replaced due to a defect or breakage. Volvo v50 service in east orange nj. To the instrument panel read out comes from a sensor in the right door mirror housing.

In this video i show where most ambient temperature sensor are located in many volvo cars. 01 xc70 85k miles. Have intermittent outside temperature reading issues.