Outside Air Temperature

The outside air temperature shows the outside air temperature as a damped value. Depending on vehicle build, the time and rate of the temperature update is based on an algorithm in the Instrument Cluster or ECM. Factors such as last temperature reading, current temperature reading, length of time the vehicle was off, current vehicle speed, and the distance driven effect when the displayed temperature is updated. To get the vehicle to display the most accurate temperature faster, drive the vehicle. Constant moving traffic will update the display to the correct temperature more quickly than stop and go traffic.