Celica Forums General Discussion General digital temp on rear view mirror?

okay... its been a while but now its annoying me the digital temp on the rear view mirror is giving me the wrong readings outside. it says its like 5-15 degrees hotter than it really is. is there anyway i can fix this, has any1 had the same problem.. i wanna see the right temp. readings. some1 plz help, thanks

Drive in a clockwise circle 2 or 3 times it will reset itself.

^^ you serious, cause if ur tellin me to... im gonna do em fast

i dont have a digital temp read out

i thought all celicas had them.. guess GTs dont, too bad

do you have a any pics of this since i got the automatick klima system i have it on my display never see it in the rear view mirror before

I am not sure how it works but it might be wrong because its sitting directly in sunlight so the readout might be higher than it really is??? I dunno

Yes I'm serious. don't do doughnuts just drive in a circle or two and it should reset it. It should tell you that in the owners manual.

Temp readout is not my ball game

omfg

nah, i got no pics, sorry, i still need to get a digicam

oh, didnt notice it in the manual.. thanks ill try it later safely

yeah your right, but thats not my situation, i should also have mentioned it is off 5-15 degrees in the night too, not just during the day, so im guessin its not cause of direct sunlight

i dont care too much, but my GTS came with the digital temp/compass reader stock so i might as well have it working properly

Tony if the driving in circles doesn't work then take it to the dealer. It might be the little computer chip.

yeah, i will let you guys know what happens, thanks for your help appreciate it

are you making fun of my GT!


JK i dont really need one, hot is hot and cold is cold

maybe i was anywayz, dont think any1 needs it, but its just annoying me that it doesnt read it right, and people who get in my car, are like "is it that hot??" this thing has been like this for like a month or two

haha yes i know my GT is infieror to your GTS

Tony just say this next time.
"Yes it's that hot beacuse my Celica is so sexy it heats up the Earth"

I have a GTS and no temp readout! That'd be cool but not needed I guess.

And I doubt the sun has anything to do with it cause the sensor wouldn't be put in the mirror itself or anywhere where the sun would affect it.

a friend tried telling me that the readout was taken from the tires. last time i checked there were no wires that needed to be hooked up when changing rims/tires, plus the temp of the road would be a lot hotter that the air.

by the way, my friend is an idiot.

my gts doesnt have one

from the tires? and driving around in circles to reset, I've heard it all today!

ill make sure to put a sticker on my rear view mirror saying "Caution: Objects may appear sexier than they are!"

from the tires?? yeah your friend seems a bit "challenged"

I have a GT and my came with the digital mirror, here is a pic.



I know the sensor is clipped to the front bumper, check to see if anything is blocking the sensor or touching it, this could be causing the bad readings.

do you or does anyone have pics of the sensor, so i can look for it?? i never noticed it when i take my front bumper off

I dont have a pic but I know mine clips to the front of my action package bumper. It is in the shape of a thermometer and is made of black plastic. Its only like 2 or 3 inches long and connects to the cars wiring harness. Hope that helps. If it is not connected directly to your bumper look for it directly behind the bumper. That could also be the reason why you are getting bad readings?

^^ oh now that i think about it i know where it is... ive seen it b4 it comes from the driver's side around the fog light area (i saw it wrapped around some wires) ill check it out, thanks.. but first i still have to try the reset

awww man i dont have one ether, but good luck trying to fix it, looks tite do

I want one

I have the same as Vaio...and had a similar problem to yours...in the morning when its cool out...with key in the "on" position...

try holding down the temp button you will see the "F" flashing...release the temp button then press it again...you should now see a blining "C" then let the thing blink...it will eventually stop and your temp read out will be in Celcius now.

Repeat this to change it back to Fahrenheit...all your doing is switching between measurement modes Fahrenheit and Celcius...this should in return re calibrate the thermometer...oh beofre you do this its a good idea to check that sensor (mine looks like a blacked out XMas tree bulb)...if this doesnt work take it in, the thermistor or IC is messed up.

^^ thanks a lot im about to try ever1's ideas before i go to college.. thnx and yeah i know what the sensor looks like now

that would be an understatement.

the mirrors with digital temp reading are optional. they are extra 200-300$.
dont be aware of doing donuts when ur resetting the digi. temp.
cop: what r you doing?
ravertony: im resetting my digi. temp. sir. now if you excuse me, i got few more donuts left

^^^

I wish I had digital temp

well if you know the temperature, then you dont need to fix the one in the car...