You know the little red light on the dash that comes on when its 2 degrees or below, does it have a set range? Only, I got in the 850 this morning, the car was frozen, and it wasn't lit, turned the info switch, it came up -7!
Didn't think anything of it, drove down the for about 2 miles, on it came at -5
I'm just curious if others are the same.
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Tuesday 6th January 2009, 21:18 #1Senior Member
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Thanked 46 Times in 44 Postsits funny you should say that mate mine did exactly the same thing this morning and i thought about it for a wile then forgot about it. and it was -5 when it came back on to.
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Thanked 59 Times in 55 Postsmines orange but comes on and stays on with the ignition.
its been on constant for weeks now, its b100dy cold oop-t-norf.1991 retro alfa romeo 75
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Thanked 417 Times in 315 PostsIt comes on at +2 degrees C and then goes out at -6 degrees C.
Experienced this last week for the first time, -15 !!!
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Originally Posted by Yosser
it GOES OUT at -6.
what b100dy use is that? is it no longer dangerous below that?
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Thanked 11 Times in 11 PostsNo because you've crashed on the 4" thick black ice whilst reading your instrument panel!! Originally Posted by nathT5
it GOES OUT at -6.
what b100dy use is that? is it no longer dangerous below that?
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Thanked 72 Times in 69 PostsIt's too cold for the light below that....we should all take it as an indication not to go to work
what an excuse that would be, can't make it in boss, car wont let me lol
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Thanked 46 Times in 44 Postshhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm may have to use that one LOL Originally Posted by Enigma666
It's too cold for the light below that....we should all take it as an indication not to go to work what an excuse that would be, can't make it in boss, car wont let me lol
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Thanked 887 Times in 593 PostsIt doesn't light below -6 because at that temperature you should KNOW that there's a risk of ice, and if it did that then all the Swedes would forever be driving around with the little orange light on
I'm off to the Finnish / Russian border in two weeks, I've asked for a Volvo hire car. Been there once before in the winter and it was minus 40! No little orange light for me
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Cheers, thought it might be something like that!
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Thanked 660 Times in 489 Postsditto...the lowest ive seen is -7c and the light went out as it switched from -6 to -7c Originally Posted by Yosser
OP nothing to worry about
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Thanked 53 Times in 46 PostsI noticed this too. It was minus 11 on the display yesterday morning on the way to work and no light was on. On the way home it was minus 3 and light was working.
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