Weird DIC Message

[Sky_Pilot]

About a mile from home this morning my DIC flashed “ICE POSSIBLE” for about a minute and then went back to the normal temp/ODO reading it was showing previously. I paged over to the outside temp and it was about 34 degrees. I don’t ever recall seeing that alert in the past.

[JRinKY]

I generally see "Ice Possible" at or below about 36F.

[SkyVue2]

Originally Posted by JRinKY

I generally see "Ice Possible" at or below about 36F.

Temperature-triggered warning message.

[A14]

Unfortunately I have seen that message a lot as of late. Very cold here!!

[Sky_Pilot]

Originally Posted by A14

Unfortunately I have seen that message a lot as of late. Very cold here!!

It's a first for me... and I've owned the Sky since November of 2007.

[A14]

Originally Posted by Sky_Pilot

It's a first for me... and I've owned the Sky since November of 2007.

WOW. That must be some nice weather. I am in 18 degrees right now!

[wspohn]

Hey, my 2009 doesn't tell me that!

Anyone know if it is year related?

Trivia - anyone know what the first mass produced car to have an Ice Alert was and when?

1963 Rover 2000, a car much ahead of its time, one of the best crash ratings ever back then, but overly complicated and designed, we then thought, mostly in aid of keeping the families of Rover mechanics off the street.

[cityboy]

My 09 vin 6?? Does have that ice warning

[wspohn]

Originally Posted by cityboy

My 09 vin 6?? Does have that ice warning

I guess I just haven't been paying my DIC enough attention lately......

It's down around zero here these days (Celsius) so I'll have to start looking for this - is it just a transitory message when the key is turned on or does it continue for some time?

[A14]

Well mine is an '08. The message for me just flashes twice then goes away. I just tend to notice changes on my DIC. I cannot remember, but it might ding as well.

[Sky_Pilot]

Originally Posted by wspohn

I guess I just haven't been paying my DIC enough attention lately......

I had a Sky Baby joke to insert here but...

Originally Posted by wspohn

It's down around zero here these days (Celsius) so I'll have to start looking for this - is it just a transitory message when the key is turned on or does it continue for some time?

It only came on once and stayed for maybe a minute then went off.

[TomatoSoup]

Originally Posted by wspohn

Hey, my 2009 doesn't tell me that!

Anyone know if it is year related?

Model related - this is on a Sky (which has an outside temp readout). You (and I) have a Sol, which doesn't.

[Rusty Boltz]

I haven't seen it on my SKY because I don't take it out in that kind of weather, but I did see it on an '04 Caddy I used to own.

[JRinKY]

I get the message and a ding, then after 15-20 seconds the display reverts to whatever it was before.
My '97 Bravada does it, too.

[DaveOC]

I see the "ice" message all the time in winter in the 2001 Aztek. Never in the Solstice (oops, that's right, the DIC in the Solstice doesn't tell me te temperature either . . . )