Hello from Ontario

[briansc]

Hi, I thought I'd check in here, mostly I wanted to know why this cold morning a little snowflake appeared on the display sometimes flashing, sometimes steady. Maybe warning me of possible road ice. This car constantly surprises me!

[JPaul]

Couldn't find it mentioned in the Owner's Manual. Possibly an alert of freezing outside temperature? Where did it show?

[briansc]

Immediately to the left of the temperature display, at about 3 degrees celcius. Not in my manual either.

[JPaul]

The only thing I can find is an "alert" box stating that the outside thermometer is not to be trusted as a definite warning of potentially frozen surfaces, but is just an indication.
As you wrote

This car constantly surprises me!

[briansc]

I was thinking it told me the heated mirrors are on, but when I googled "smartcar snowflake display" I found this site with text indicating they are on all the time.. maybe I'll call the sales guy and check in here tomorrow. I'll let everyone know.

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Originally Posted by JPaul

The only thing I can find is an "alert" box stating that the outside thermometer is not to be trusted as a definite warning of potentially frozen surfaces, but is just an indication.
As you wrote

You're correct, the snow flake comes on at freezing temperature, Handy when you come to a black ice area

[briansc]

My dealer confirms Jpaul's observation. If you aren't paying attention to outside temperature the snowflake comes on at 2 or 3 degrees C just to warn you, start watching the road for freezing or black ice hazards.