Warning ice light on dash

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:49 am

After a visit from Stuz on the weekend, It appears his V6 has a ice warning light on the dash. How many other BA owners have this? Ive never seen this on my dash :dontknow:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:09 am

I thought that was only on automatics, when you press the ice mode, the gears change at lower revs.

Other than that i have never seen it!

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:33 am

steven wrote:

I thought that was only on automatics, when you press the ice mode, the gears change at lower revs.

Other than that i have never seen it!

Stu's V6 is manual like mine, the lights on the right hand side of the dash.

He said he'll post a pic of the light illuminated later.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:46 am

I asked about this and some other lights and I think its a preford thing and needs extra sensors etc? All the instrument clusters still have the space for the light, but some with no bulb in because the car doesn't have the wiring/sensors.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:46 am

yep its true. I will post a picture later, I dont know at what temperature it comes on but its been on all the time just recently :lol:

its a nice addition.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:47 am

yep its true. I will post a picture later, I dont know at what temperature it comes on but its been on all the time just recently :lol:

its a nice addition.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:07 pm

_stuz_ wrote:

yep its true. I will post a picture later, I dont know at what temperature it comes on but its been on all the time just recently :lol:

its a nice addition.

Bloody Ford cheaping out on things. I've got a washer bottle light as well... that is unused. And some others but I can't remember what they were for.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:30 pm

dont know if I have a washer bottle light :dontknow:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:37 pm

washer bottle light was on the GT

BJ doesn't have an ice light, it has an ambient temperature display :tongue:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:55 pm

marcrs wrote:

BJ doesn't have an ice light, it has an ambient temperature display :tongue:

I miss this, been looking for a simple one to retrofit.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:56 pm

open the window...stick your head out... :lol:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:00 pm

I think this should be a legal requirement for all cars that are manufactured for the UK / Europe market. Stuz, If you find a system that can be retro fitted please make it known as I would certainly fit it.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:06 pm

there is loads on the market, trying to find one that looks nice and fits somewhere nice is the real problem.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:21 pm

Shayne wrote:

I think this should be a legal requirement for all cars that are manufactured for the UK / Europe market.

why?

If you're not clever enough to know when conditions are icy, should you really be behind the wheel of a car?

To most people that little light simply means "drive at no more than 20mph, and brake suddenly when you see the road has ice on it" :roll:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:33 pm

Fair comment Marcrs, but the truth of the matter is that most people seem to think that cold or rain means "get home quicker" so, foot flat on the go faster pedal, then we who can drive and have some sence end up as vitums of the idiots. Sure there are more than a few here like me who know that to well.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:58 pm

Sloth wrote:

_stuz_ wrote:

yep its true. I will post a picture later, I dont know at what temperature it comes on but its been on all the time just recently :lol:

its a nice addition.

Bloody Ford cheaping out on things. I've got a washer bottle light as well... that is unused. And some others but I can't remember what they were for.

The old company car Ford Focus used to beep at you and show a light when it was 'chilly' out (amber for chilly, and red for very chilly). So when it was hovering between the two temps that triggered it, it would keep beeping at you, and it was the most horrid, annoying beep ever. You spend all your time worrying about the beep than trying to drive properly :roll:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:48 pm

Just get a standard thermometer, open the window slightly and wedge it in - ambient temperature gauge :lol:

I wonder if I stick a bulb in my ice warning light bit, will it work? :oops:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:00 pm

ice sensor was only on the preford V6 - wiring is there on the Pre ford 1.5 and 1.8

Washer level sensor wiring is on the preford, but no sensor.......

Climate control on the Lantis uses the sensor so you cant have both (without doing some rewiring)

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:36 pm

Bummer no wiring or sensor for me then

seems silly to have a useless light, I'll make one! :evil4:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:03 pm

ive got an ice warning light on our v6.... think it comes on when its below 3 degrees c.. mine even has a warning buzzer and an electronic robot voice that reminds you to drive carefully, oh and a hot mug of tea and some toast in the glove box!!!! thats pre fords for ya!!!

Daz i thought yours would have it as its a pre ford????

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:22 pm

Unless the bulbs blown Alan :dontknow:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:42 pm

We shall have a look darren, Picture is coming now, Waiting for it to upload

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:44 pm

Here you are guys,

Looks nice doesn't it

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:40 pm

Matt wrote:

ice sensor was only on the preford V6 - wiring is there on the Pre ford 1.5 and 1.8

Washer level sensor wiring is on the preford, but no sensor.......

Climate control on the Lantis uses the sensor so you cant have both (without doing some rewiring)

So my Type-R should have this sensor? I never get a warning light... even when it's - 27!

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:49 pm

That is pretty :lol:

Its amazing the small differences you see in the cars.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:24 pm

Simondo wrote:

Matt wrote:

ice sensor was only on the preford V6 - wiring is there on the Pre ford 1.5 and 1.8

Washer level sensor wiring is on the preford, but no sensor.......

Climate control on the Lantis uses the sensor so you cant have both (without doing some rewiring)

So my Type-R should have this sensor? I never get a warning light... even when it's - 27!

Oops, jusr reread that - didnt write that very well.....

Matt wrote:

ice sensor was only on the preford V6 - wiring is there on the Pre ford 1.5 and 1.8.

Washer level sensor wiring is on the preford, but no sensor.......

Climate control on the Lantis uses the ice sensor so you cant have both climate control and the ice warning light (without doing some rewiring)

yeah you've got the sensor, but as i said (badly) - your car will use it for the climate control so you wont get the ice light on the dash

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:49 pm

How come mines not got an ice warming light? its a pre ford BA V6??

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:58 pm

Bulb may have blown Daz :thumbup:

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:08 pm

it may actually be an m reg only / on some n reg v6 thing (like the G series box was on the 1.

.

it's been a while since i was looking for this sensor for someone so cant quite remember which cars had it......

**Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:21 pm

What reg is yours again Stuz?? its an early one isnt it?

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