I found this answer to a similar question here “The Focus does not have the ability to display the outside temperature. The reason you can see the segmented displays when the sun hits it at an angle is because the display panel which is installed in your Focus is the same display that is installed in other higher end models that may be equipped with the ability to display outside temperature, such as the Lincoln MKZ, or Taurus. Same parts may be installed across model lines” I assume the same would be true of the “direction” feature