This is the first vehicle Ive driven in 20 years missing this one thing

[HyperM3]

I recently noticed that there was something missing on my dash. Something that every other car that Ive driven for the past 20 years has had.

A snowflake, or indicator, when the outside temp is below freezing. Its silly and simple, but I actually like it to know when I should possibly be mindful of ice on the road or something. Not that I dont have a hundred other indicators on my phone saying what the weather is.

I could see this being a "McDonalds Coffee" scenario. Someone gets into an accident and sues claiming they didnt know they should be cautious about ice because they didnt get a warning, only a temp indicator.

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[Blahx]

it needs its own sound... as a BMW owner, i had no idea my heart could sink so far into my stomach in the .002 seconds it takes to adjust your focus from road to dash, to read, its only a low temp warning.

 

[HyperM3]

it needs its own sound... as a BMW owner, i had no idea my heart could sink so far into my stomach in the .002 seconds it takes to adjust your focus from road to dash, to read, its only a low temp warning.

Right? You get it.

 

[Catalyst]

This is typical feature in Euro vehicles, and much less common for NA and Asian market vehicles.

 

[HyperM3]

This is typical feature in Euro vehicles, and much less common for NA and Asian market vehicles.

Interesting. This is my first American vehicle since 1991.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

The 4r and Taco had them, and my Explorer has an ICE warning on the overhead console. I just assumed the Ranger had them too haha. Good to know!

 

[Danager]

I never understood the reason for the ice warning. I know it’s cold out - I didn’t teleport from my warm bed into the driver’s seat. But I get it if you are used to something and it is no longer there.

 

[Jason B]

The outside temperature is displayed right on the instrument panel.
If it reads below 32F. there is a chance of ice.

 

[HyperM3]

The outside temperature is displayed right on the instrument panel.
If it reads below 32F. there is a chance of ice.

Yeah, I know that. But I like the blinking snowflake warning. I dont really pay attention to the outside temp.

 

[jedadiah]

On my XLT, the temperature in the cluster is yellow if it's below 37 and white the rest of the time. There's no sound or other indicator, which I'm happy about. I had several TDIs and that sound always irked me.

 

[TwoTone]

I recently noticed that there was something missing on my dash. Something that every other car that Ive driven for the past 20 years has had.

A snowflake, or indicator, when the outside temp is below freezing. Its silly and simple, but I actually like it to know when I should possibly be mindful of ice on the road or something. Not that I dont have a hundred other indicators on my phone saying what the weather is.

I could see this being a "McDonalds Coffee" scenario. Someone gets into an accident and sues claiming they didnt know they should be cautious about ice because they didnt get a warning, only a temp indicator.

First off, educate yourself on that coffee case, stop believing mainstream, low information news.

Most of those warning come on well before <32.

 

[HyperM3]

First off, educate yourself on that coffee case, stop believing mainstream, low information news.

Most of those warning come on well before <32.

First off, I was being sarcastically humorous. As if not having a snowflake is actually a litigious situation with something of a reference.

Maybe another part of the world got the snowflake along with the rear seat vents....

 

[TwoTone]

First off, I was being sarcastically humorous. As if not having a snowflake is actually a litigious situation with something of a reference.

Maybe another part of the world got the snowflake along with the rear seat vents....

Well, using the coffee case was a miss then, because it wasn't a spurious case.

 

[HyperM3]

Well, using the coffee case was a miss then, because it wasn't a spurious case.

Why so serious? Relax

 

[ryn996]

“…this one thing.” Stop with the clickbait titles.

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