I am really missing the ambient temp sensor :dance: has anyone come up with an aftermarket solution to this yet as I'm sure not to be alone with this niggle!!!
outside temp sensor np300
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Excellent - what is is called?
Where can I get one from?
Where can I get one from?
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Top Tip!
Why not get your passenger to poke a finger out of their window, and you close it on them! Every five minutes you can ask them "Colder or Hotter" on the promise of release when you arrive at your destination....
[N.B. do not try this with wives]
Why not get your passenger to poke a finger out of their window, and you close it on them! Every five minutes you can ask them "Colder or Hotter" on the promise of release when you arrive at your destination....
[N.B. do not try this with wives]
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Indeed - best to buy all your imported tech products sooner rather than later. Several tech companies (Dell is one) have already put significant price rises in place. But at least the UK is now in control !
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Is it waterproof?It was doing my head in... I'm a temperature controls engineer, so I HAVE to know the temp everywhere, of everything, it's like an OCD...
So I did this.. Job done.. £2.99
I sent off an email a week ago, still waiting for them to respond and says its due to customer feedback.
I made a strong argument about the safety aspect, not just the outside temp display but no auto wipers. The outside temp display alerts the driver to possible ice in winter and without it safety is reduced plus having to manually control the wipers on/off and adjust the speeds is a distraction for the driver so also a safety issue.
Not expecting to get anywhere with them though.
I made a strong argument about the safety aspect, not just the outside temp display but no auto wipers. The outside temp display alerts the driver to possible ice in winter and without it safety is reduced plus having to manually control the wipers on/off and adjust the speeds is a distraction for the driver so also a safety issue.
Not expecting to get anywhere with them though.
I got the usual jibe but also this statement at the head of the email.
"In regards to your query, and after further investigation, we would like to confirm that at this time, there is no approved method to retrofit an outside temperature gauge to your Nissan NP300."
There is no approved method, meaning there is no retrofit kit/programming package available - that doesn't mean there won't be in the future.
"In regards to your query, and after further investigation, we would like to confirm that at this time, there is no approved method to retrofit an outside temperature gauge to your Nissan NP300."
There is no approved method, meaning there is no retrofit kit/programming package available - that doesn't mean there won't be in the future.
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Hey, I don't have an NP300 but as there are so many posts here I thought I'd look to see why there isn't one as the AC must have an outside temp sensor...
Reading here it seems it's the UK /Spanish models that are missing it due to not having the right part...
https://www.nissan.ph/vehicles/new/np300-navara/features.html
In the Philippines the outside temp sensor is built into the auto dimming mirror along with a compass.
So swapping to a Thai auto dimming mirror might automatically pop one up..?
(Like swapping to the homelink mirror for previous models)
Reading here it seems it's the UK /Spanish models that are missing it due to not having the right part...
https://www.nissan.ph/vehicles/new/np300-navara/features.html
In the Philippines the outside temp sensor is built into the auto dimming mirror along with a compass.
So swapping to a Thai auto dimming mirror might automatically pop one up..?
(Like swapping to the homelink mirror for previous models)
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I have a Thai built car with auto dimming mirror and compass - no OAT display. The aircon only needs a sensor if it's climate controlled, and then it only needs a cabin temperature sensor. These are usually closed systems that don't talk to the rest of the car.
As I posted above I've used an XGauge to poll every known Nissan sensor address for ambient temp and got nothing. Now that doesn't mean there isn't one, but it does mean if there is, the language it talks to the ECU on the NP300 is unique amongst all Nissans and Renaults. Possible. But implausible. The engine only needs intake temp, and I found that. Two of them actually.
EDIT: I checked out your link and this is exactly what my mirror looks like. I note their photography does not show an OAT display even though the text mentions one. My conclusion: like the rest of the world, for the Philipinnes it's a new feature for the MY17 model, and their photography is still from the 2015 launch. Studio photography is expensive.
thats the same reply i got
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If you have an STX then the wiring is there but the sensor is not.
The wiring is on the radiator support on the right hand side when standing in front. (same place the D40 one was).
The wiring is connected to something as it has 5 volt with the key on but when you put a senor into it nothing happens. I tried a couple of different sensors and even just a thermistor and I also tried resetting the dash, the stereo and the whole electrical system but still no joy.
It would be interesting to plug in a sensor and then run your software to see if it then picked it up.
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- A/C doesn't use any temperature sensors, and automatic climate control only needs temperature sensors in the cab. Both systems do measure external temp probably via air intake temp sensor as they have to be able to turn off when it's cold to avoid freezing up the heat exchanger.
- Anything measuring temperature that is on the inside of the windscreen, like on the mirror, isn't going to measure external temperature.
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the service manual for the NP300(d23) shows the ambient temperature sensor in exactly the same place as the D40, for the A/C.
It doesn't measure the temperature it uses a feed from the ECU (via ambient air sensor at the front) to show the outside temperature
Got a call from customer service re my complaint as above. He was a total wally. A one line answer 'Nissan reserve the right to change specification at any time'. I asked why these features had been omitted and why the temperature display had been reinstated in such a sort space of time on the Euro 6 models and he said he could ask the question if I wanted him to. I said I did and he said he would come back to me if he got a response. How this guy got a job in customer service is beyond me.
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- Whatever the manual appears to imply, the external temp sensor is only used to switch off AC to prevent freezing. The climate control uses sensors in the cabin for setting internal temperature.
- You are agreeing with me when I said the mirror thing doesn't measure outside temperature. D40 has external sensor that feeds to ECU, and ECU drives the readout on the dash. I have no idea why it was suggested that the mirror was involved!
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