Frequently Used ASL Idioms and Expressions. Note: Most of these signs are just regular vocabulary signs in ASL. However, many people for many years have called them idioms and expressions (probably because the English translations often appear as an expression). None-the-less, these are fun signs use and well worth knowing. ASL Idioms and Expressions Video -.
Therefore, the temperature your car's thermistor is recording is the warmer temperature over the roadway, which has been heated by the sun. This can be 10-plus degrees warmer than the actual air temperature, which is measured about 6 and a half feet above a grassy surface, typically at an airport location.
Here's a quote taken from a previous thread regarding the coolant temp light staying on more than a few seconds after startup: XterraVersa wrote:This is normal for all cars. Most take a few minutes to warm up the coolant even in 100 degree temperature. I am not sure with the Versa, but normal on my Xterra is 170.