Outside Air Temperature

To let you know that the roads may be icy.

There's nothing you can do about it??? There's nothing you can do about the passage of time, either, but the car has a clock. I, personally, find it very helpful to know the outside temperature.

I thought the same thing about displaying the inside temperature at first, but then I realized that the inside temperature is whatever I set it to when I'm using the automatic A/C mode (once stabilized, that is). It seems even less useful to know what the inside temperature is when you are telling it what temperature you want it to be!

I agree. I also like to compare the outside temperature with the temperature the local radio weather announcers say.

On numerous occasions I've turned off my climate control system in favor of cooling/heating with outside air. Knowing the outside air temperature is necessary to this value judgment.

Um, I don't need a heated garage in Phoenix, especially this time of year. Furthermore, only half the time I get into the car is it in the garage.

So, then, you don't know what you are talking about do you?

Go to the climate screen. There are controls other than "auto" and they are definitely useful, especially in cold climates where minimizing the use of engine heat maximizes fuel economy. If this is too complicated for you, just push the "auto" button.

On interstate highways, it becomes very useful when coming into the 'heat island' of a city. Reading the temperature gauge is faster and easier than sampling current outside temperature with the windows and much quieter.

When apporaching a city and I notice the temperature is uncomfortable, I double check the temperature gauge; roll up the window(s); turn on the AC; and adjust the radio volume. Once I'm leaving the city area, I check the temperature gauge until it gets comfortable outside again. Then I flip off the AC; roll down the window(s) and; adjust the radio.

The gauge is much easier than flipping the windows up and down on cross country trips.

Bob Wilson

Let's go back to the original assertion that "the gauge is necessary to this value judgment".

This nation is filled with people who couldn't survive without the temp gauge on the dash of a car? And we scratch our heads when something REAL happens, like a major hurricane, and we see people not able to cope?

My God.

Because they think a temp gauge is NECESSARY for them to know whether or not they should roll down the window of a CAR. They plainly can't cope under NORMAL circumstances. God forbid they should be caught without what they consider "necessary," like the temp gauge in their car.

Like you, who wrote that "knowing the outside air temperature is NECESSARY to this value judgment." What other value judgments are you incapable of making?

Care to post a reference?

at which point you proceeded to write things about me, a person you can't possibly know, and did so with great conviction.

So post a reference to back your assertions about me.

You can't, of course. And you won't.

The point remains, you find it impossible--by your own words--to know whether or not you should roll down the window without having the temperature gauge tell you what temperature it is outside.

That right there speaks VOLUMES about YOU.

Yes my Son.

Since you find the temperature digits offensive, it is your car. Just put a piece of electrican's tape over the digits. Alternatively, you could cut the wires from the sensor and solder a 1.5 kohm resistor on the ends. It will aways register the same temperature and again, you'll no longer be offended.

The Heavanly Hosts pray for your happiness and we will all rejoice when you report that your temperature guage not longer offends thee.

Bob Wilson

I don't find them offensive.

What I find incredible is people who claim those digits to be NECESSARY to his judgment of whether or not to roll down the window.

He's in a CAR. What, he needs AM and PM indicators on the clock, too?

How did he live 20, 30 years ago? My God, it must have been horrendous for him.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" drivels in message news: snipped-for-privacy@news.x-privat.org...

This is the sort of thing you will understand as you mature. If you mature.

YOU didn't.

Face it: you went out in public and declared that when you're in a car, you can't judge whether even to roll down the window or not unless you have something telling you exactly what the outside temperature is.

Now you're getting ribbed for it, and you don't like it.

Tough. Next time don't go out in public and declare that you're a flaming loser who needs a device to tell you what the temperature is outside the car you're driving, because you can't possibly judge it otherwise.

Tell us all: how do you handle not knowing what the humidity is? The temperature may be a nice 75 degrees, but what happens when you roll down your window and are utterly and completely surprised and caught off guard by an unexpectedly high level of humidity? Oh the HUMANITY! How do you cope?

I do very well, thank you. Judging from your harangue, I presume you are off your meds.

We look forward to hiding or disabling your temperature gauge and remove a temptation.

Bob Wilson

It's no temptation for me.

This is twice now that you've come forth for the strict purpose of putting words into my mouth, words I've never spoken.

On the other hand, I simply point out words that people speak--and they seem not to like it when their words are brought forth to the light of reason.

Interesting.

Without a humidity gauge telling you the exact humidity?

Then tell us all: why is a temperature gauge "necessary" (your word) for judging whether to roll down the window or not?

Why don't you know, within a few degrees, what the temperature is outside? You ARE in a CAR, for God's sake.