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Run the Sensor Input Display Mode

1. Press and hold both the AUTO and RECIRCULATION buttons, then start the engine.

2. Release both buttons. The display screen goes directly to the A/C sensor display mode shown. The display screen indicates the sensor ID and then the value for that sensor.

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3. To advance to the next sensor, touch the sensor ID previous/next icon or press the REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/MIRROR DEFOGGER * button.*: With mirror defogger To cancel the sensor input display mode, press the AUTO button or turn the vehicle to the OFF (LOCK) mode.

NOTE: 

Sensor ID Sensor Name Data Value
0 In-car temperature sensor deg.C
1 Outside air temperature sensor deg.C
2 Sunlight sensor 10 W/m 2.h
3 Engine coolant temperature deg.C
4 Evaporator temperature sensor deg.C
8 Air mix opening (low value indicates cooler air distribution, higher value indicates warmer air distribution) % of opening
9 Passenger's air mix opening (low value indicates cooler air distribution, higher value indicates warmer air distribution) % of opening
11 Mode positioning 0.1 V
13 Recirculation control opening % of opening
14 Sunlight sensor type
  • Hard Wire
  • BCAN
  • Unknown
15 Vehicle speed (vehicle must be driven to display speed) km/h
16 A/C compressor oil circulation
  • Finished
  • Unfinished
19 Not used ---

Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Table 

deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F
0 32 10 50 20 68 30 86 40 104
1 34 11 52 21 70 31 88 41 106
2 36 12 54 22 72 32 90 42 108
3 37 13 55 23 73 33 91 43 109
4 39 14 57 24 75 34 93 44 111
5 41 15 59 25 77 35 95 45 113
6 43 16 61 26 79 36 97 46 115
7 45 17 63 27 81 37 99 47 117
8 46 18 64 28 82 38 100 48 118
9 48 19 66 29 84 39 102 49 120
deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F
50 122 60 140 70 158 80 176 90 194
51 124 61 142 71 160 81 178 91 196
52 126 62 144 72 162 82 180 92 198
53 127 63 145 73 163 83 181 93 199
54 129 64 147 74 165 84 183 94 201
55 131 65 149 75 167 85 185 95 203
56 133 66 151 76 169 86 187 96 205
deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F deg.C deg.F
57 135 67 153 77 171 87 189 97 207
58 136 68 154 78 172 88 190 98 208
59 138 69 156 79 174 89 192 99 210

Alphanumeric Conversion Table (Mode Positioning) 

Display Reading (Volt) Mode Position
0.5
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1.3 or 1.9
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2.6
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3.2 or 3.7
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4.5
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