Snowflake Warning Light?

[Peter H]

This morning I switched on the ignition w/o starting and noticed an orange warning light on the dash that looks like a road with a snowflake on it. There's no mention in the manual, but I found a discussion on a UK Ford forum where they said it was an ice warning that will change color, amber to red as it gets to freezing...it lights amber when outside temp drops to 39F (4C) then turns red at 33F or below:



I've done plenty of driving at and below freezing and have never seen this light come on. Is this a non-US feature?

 

[RubenZZZ]

My old 325i had that same light. It startled me on my way to Vegas one time. A chime stared going off and then that snowflake popped up. Living in SoCal it rarely gets cold enough to trigger that warning.

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[TyphoonFiST]

Living in Mn....I've never encountered that light....I see it on the Gauge cluster but it NEVER has illuminated....and It gets way way past those Temps here in Minnesota.

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[FiSTerMr]

My old 325i had that same light. It startled me on my way to Vegas one time. A chime stared going off and then that snowflake popped up. Living in SoCal it rarely gets cold enough to trigger that warning.

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It seems that most if not all new cars will warn you when it gets close to freezing. Interestingly, this car doesn't. I'm curious if anybody else besides the OP had that illuminate....

 

[Peter H]

It seems that most if not all new cars will warn you when it gets close to freezing. Interestingly, this car doesn't. I'm curious if anybody else besides the OP had that illuminate....

Correction: I saw this light when I was uninstalling my AP prior to dropping the car at the dealer. I don't see it when the ignition is on, so there are obviously some warning lights not enabled for U.S. cars.

 

[BRGT350]

I miss the snowflake warning. I had it on my 2009 EU Fiesta. It was yellow for temps between 32'F and 45'F and red below freezing. It was for the summer tires that the EU cars came with. I never knew the US cars ever got the snowflake. Of course living in Michigan, the bulb would just burn out for being on all the time.

 

[Sekred]

I have seen it on my Euro spec ST a few times. I think it illuminates when the temp drops to 4 degrees C or below.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

I wonder if it can be activated with the FORscan?

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[Mjfist]

I wonder if it can be activated with the FORscan?

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I'd like to know if this can be activated as well.

 

[Business6]

My wife's Hyundai does it under 40°

 

[Jabbit]

Next time I have my ForScan hooked up I'll remember to check for you guys.