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Temperature Sensor - Ambient
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Temperature Sensor - Ambient
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This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Fig 1: Ambient Temperature Sensor
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR RESISTANCE REFERENCE
Ambient Temperature
Resistance
10-20°C (50-68°F)
37,000-58,000 ohms
20-30°C (68-86°F)
24,000-37,000 ohms
30-40°C (86-104°F)
16,000-24,000 ohms