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Josh Assing
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:15 am    Post subject: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

When I was driving over the pass a months back, the obc pinged when it
sensed the temp was freezing outside (or so I remember it).

Today it pinged at 38 degrees F.

Do I remember wrong from a few months back, or does it somehow pick a random
temp to ping you at?

Thanks
-j


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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:46 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

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When I was driving over the pass a months back, the obc pinged when it
sensed the temp was freezing outside (or so I remember it).

Today it pinged at 38 degrees F.

Do I remember wrong from a few months back, or does it somehow pick a
random
temp to ping you at?
You remember wrong.

Jim
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:16 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

38 and below the bimmer considers the possibility for black ice, thats
the ding, and its consistant.

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:26 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

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Today it pinged at 38 degrees F.
You remember wrong.

Whew. Thanks jim. do you know why they picked 38 for the warning?


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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:26 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

Thanks corey. Maybe it was just "at freezing" the last time, and that's why I
remember it.

Cheers
-j


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38 and below the bimmer considers the possibility for black ice, thats
the ding, and its consistant.


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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:18 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

"Josh Assing" <Xjosh@jassing.comX> wrote
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Today it pinged at 38 degrees F.
You remember wrong.

Whew. Thanks jim. do you know why they picked 38 for the warning?

It's actually 3 degrees Celsius. There's a slight conversion bug in early
models (before '95 or so IIRC) that displays it as 38 rather than 37 F.
That's about the point where ice/frost can begin forming. There's a
little valley near me that the temp is often 5 degrees colder than my house.

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:38 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

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It's actually 3 degrees Celsius. There's a slight conversion bug in early
models (before '95 or so IIRC) that displays it as 38 rather than 37 F.
That's about the point where ice/frost can begin forming. There's a
little valley near me that the temp is often 5 degrees colder than my house.

well; no you had to go put in terms of celsius... 3 I can understand. <G>

I have a 92 -- so; there it is....

thanks
-j


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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:24 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

It pings and lights the display at 38, then goes out. At 32, it pings again
and lights the display but stays on.



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When I was driving over the pass a months back, the obc pinged when it
sensed the temp was freezing outside (or so I remember it).

Today it pinged at 38 degrees F.

Do I remember wrong from a few months back, or does it somehow pick a
random
temp to ping you at?

Thanks
-j


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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:27 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

"Josh Assing" <Xjosh@jassing.comX> wrote in message
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Today it pinged at 38 degrees F.
You remember wrong.

Whew. Thanks jim. do you know why they picked 38 for the warning?




Jim is full oif shit. Sorry Jim.

The car will tell you that it's cold when the temp is 38, this temp can
result in black ice in shady places or on a bridge. The display will come on
for a few seconds then go out. If the temp continues to drop to 32, the
display will come on again (with the attendant ping), but will remain on to
remind you that there is ice outside.
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:25 am    Post subject: Re: Freezing Temps (92 E32 OBC question) Reply with quote

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The car will tell you that it's cold when the temp is 38, this temp can
result in black ice in shady places or on a bridge. The display will come on
for a few seconds then go out. If the temp continues to drop to 32, the
display will come on again (with the attendant ping), but will remain on to
remind you that there is ice outside.

OK!!! So I wasn't imagining it & I did remember correctly! it was just that I
started out below 38..

Thanks Jeff!

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