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Mon 17 Feb 2020 22:11
What is this? - OceanMan

My friend has a 2017 ford fiesta with a little black sensor looking thing on the dashboard, does anyone know what it is exactly?

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Mon 17 Feb 2020 22:15
What is this? - Bromptonaut

Sensor for temperature or sunlight for 'climate control'?

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Mon 17 Feb 2020 22:17
What is this? - tanvir

Apparently it's part of the climate control system - a black bulb sensor to account for the radiant heat from the sun (the air temperature sensor lower down the dash wouldn't be able to account for this)

https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/44743-round-thing-on-dashboard/

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Mon 17 Feb 2020 22:51
What is this? - Dag Hammar

Hi OceanMan, are you able to tell us if your speeding offence has been settled yet ? Re: your enquiry posted 26 December 2019. Not heard from you on that subject since your posts on the 26 December in the Legal Matters section.

Edited by Dag Hammar on 17/02/2020 at 22:52

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Tue 18 Feb 2020 10:20
What is this? - OceanMan

Hi OceanMan, are you able to tell us if your speeding offence has been settled yet ? Re: your enquiry posted 26 December 2019. Not heard from you on that subject since your posts on the 26 December in the Legal Matters section.

Thanks for the reminder. Just posted an update in that thread. And thanks for the info regarding this topic.

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Tue 18 Feb 2020 11:08
What is this? - Engineer Andy

Apparently it's part of the climate control system - a black bulb sensor to account for the radiant heat from the sun (the air temperature sensor lower down the dash wouldn't be able to account for this)

https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/44743-round-thing-on-dashboard/

Quite right - the air temperature sensor is the one with the grille.

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