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Maver · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: outside temp reading.....

my "outside" temp display (not engine temp bars) seems to be reading higher than it should has done for a few days......

it read 11 deg C today, no way was it that Rolling Eyes

is there a way of resetting it?? disconnect battery??
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suit scoot · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:39 am Post subject:

the temp sensor is low to the ground.

this basically measures the ground temperature which is crap.

at the scarbrough rally my temp gauge showed 35c. it wasnt that hot even on that hot day.

the ground was really warm.
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Scootaboy · Inspector Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 225 Location: London

the temp gauge is about as accurate as a lammie speedo!

Well ok not that bad, but its normally +/-5 degrees out at least
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Maver · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

checked it against my Audi temp gauge today, scoot read 11 deg C

Audi read 14.5 DEG C

vorsprung deursch technik, what a load of bollocks Laughing

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Rhoodman · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

Yep, I was riding my GTS and driving my VW golf today, (not at the same time I hasten to add)

The golf read 12 - 12.5 degress and the Vespa read 11 degrees.

The BBC says it's 13 degrees right now. So there may be some truth in it... Rolling Eyes

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suit scoot · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:

they are bollox like, they mostly record the temperature close to the road.

when it flashes you gotta watch out though, it's warning you of possible ice on the road. which isnt a bad little feature really.
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Scooterist007 · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject:

people moaning about the temp display!! how about the speedo!!! thats even worse lol

but suit scoot, I would rather know what the road temp is rather than the air temp, thats what temp display is for on vehicles,

Also mine isnt far out from my car which is a vw passat, but maybe it isnt as accurate as anything else, but it gives you some idea of the temp which is more reliable than sticking a wet finger in the air!!
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scooterrific · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:23 am Post subject:

Mine is always accurately 2 degrees above what ambient temp is.

Scary when you get a reading of 46 degrees C, comforting (or is that assisting with delusion) when you get 4 degrees C.