Volvo XC40 Owner's Manual page 187

Climate control sensors
The climate system has a number of sensors
to help regulate the climate settings in the
vehicle.
Location of the sensors
Sunlight sensors - on the upper side of the
dashboard.
Humidity sensor - in the rearview mirror
console.
Ambient temperature sensor - in the right-
side door mirror.
Passenger compartment temperature sen-
sor - near the buttons in the center con-
sole.
NOTE
Do not cover or block the sensors with
clothing or other objects.
On vehicles equipped with the Interior Air
Quality System*, there is also an air quality
sensor in the climate system's air intake.
Related information
Climate (p. 184)
•
Interior Air Quality System* (p. 188)
•
CLIMATE CONTROL
Perceived temperature
The climate control system regulates the cli-
mate in the passenger compartment based
on perceived temperature, not actual tem-
perature.
The selected passenger compartment tem-
perature is based on the physical perception of
the current ambient temperature, airflow
speed, humidity, sunlight in the passenger
compartment, etc.
The system has a sunlight sensor that detects
which side of the vehicle the sunlight is shin-
ing on and adjusts the temperature accord-
ingly. This means that the temperature of the
air coming out of the vents may be different
for the left and right sides, even if the tem-
perature setting is the same for both sides.
Related information
Climate (p. 184)
•
* Option/accessory.
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