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Since new, the outside temp indicated was 8 to 10 degrees too high. This occurred even at constant highway speeds when you would think there is plenty of air flow within the engine compartment. More than merely annoying in a a $39K MSRP car, because the temp sensor controls the heated mirrors and I live in New England.

My dealer devised a fix by relocating the sensor from inside the engine compartment to under the front bumper in front of the right-side air dam. Naturally, this was covered under warranty. The service adviser said they've had to do this on several cars and sent their solution to BMW.

If you have this problem, feel free to have your dealer contact Greg Stanicek at BMW of Peabody 978-538-9900.