Turn ignition switch on.
Sun sensor location.
When checking sunload sensor select a place where sun shines directly on it.
If the sun load sensor fails a fault code sets and the program enters a default value and tries to achieve the desired temperature setting.
Sunload sensor may register a malfunction when indoors at dusk or at other times when light is insufficient.
Sun sensors are usually classified into three types.
These degrade over time sitting in the direct sun all the time.
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It s on the dash usually close to the headlight sensor.
Sun load temperature sensor.
The operating range is between 0 and 5 volts.
The sun tracking sensors were experimented in operative conditions with direct exposition to the sun.
However the main advantage of pinhole sensor is to work on two axes while the slit sensor is a sun pointing system working only in one direction.
When performing the diagnosis indoors light the sunload sensor with a lamp 60w or more.
When they fail when not if the automatic headlights stay on all the time putting more strain on a fragile lcm lighting control module.
As the sun load increases the voltage decreases.
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A sun sensor is a device that senses the direction to the sun to measure the position of the sun or other light sources with respect to the sensor position.
Most sunload sensors are the photodiode type which provides increased resistance as the light intensity increases so the signal from the sensor drops as the sun shines brighter.
Disconnect sunload sensor connector.
Field tests of the sun finder sensors.
Sun load sensor test.
1 check sunload sensor power supply.
View voltage readings in a capable scan tool datastream.
The sun load sensor is what controls the automatic headlights in the ford crownvictoria mercury grand marquis and many other ford products.
Analog sensor whose output signal is a continuous function of sun angle.
