Hot Weather and Radio/Sensor function.

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monkeyhanger
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Post by monkeyhanger »

On Friday, the hottest day of the year so far, I jumped in the car and it was reading 29C outside temp. Seconds after moving off, I had a string of 4 sensor malfunction/failure messages/bongs on the infotainment and the radio output itself was like a CB radio - very crackly and not very clear.

Resetting the infotainment sorted out the radio and the front sensor fault messages disappeared, so all's well - anyone else had this with the recent heat?
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mluisbrown
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Post by mluisbrown »

Never had issues related to temperature (and here in Portugal in the summer it's often well into the 30s in the summer). But on Saturday after driving on a short stretch of uphill and fairly bumpy dirt road the "Head light levelling failed" warning light came on and soon after the tyre pressure warning light.
I just carried on but at the next stop for charging I went into settings and did the tyre pressure check and they were ok, and the headlight levelling warning went away after switching the car back on. I guess the old "try switching it off and on again" from computers also applies to modern cars :)
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Daveion
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Post by Daveion »

It reached 32C here in Essex and much cooler now.
Nothing like you describe on mine and it's seen 34C in the last mini heat wave without problems.
I had one worry yesterday that I can't explain though. Twice I went to accelerate after coasting and there was nothing. It took a few seconds to realise the car had gone into neutral??? I didn't touch the selector but other than known problems? it's the only explanation.
I'm in the 4th year of ID3s and Born and this has never happened before.
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SabreDentist
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Post by SabreDentist »

I've had the same experience with the radio and sensors. I try and keep the car in the shade when parking up but of course that's easier said than done. At least normal service resumes when things cool down!
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