Dashboard lighting

[Corrado]

Hi folks,

Wanted to turn lights from auto to manually-on late last night. I'd have expected the panel surrounding the switch to be lit, albeit dimly, showing the switch positions/function, but nothing there, just a pit of darkness. In foglights position the orange lamp lit. Are the non-foglight positions meant to be lit, and if so, what needs to be taken apart to replace the bulb?

Car is a 2005 w203.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[JayBird]

Sorry for late reply, just signed up here and reading through a load of posts.

But, mine is exactly the same. Mines a 2004 W203 and the symbols around the lighting know do not light up which is realyl annoying

 

[Mr E]

None of mine have ever been lit - AFAIK there'sno bulb or LED that illuminates them.

Never sussed out why...

 

[clegsr]

Not sure about your particular models but there is usually a (+) and a (-) button on the instrument binnacle (possibly near the reset button for the speedo) the + button makes the lighting lighter...

 

[Corrado]

JayBird, welcome to the forum



Blimey!! Forgotten I'd posted that one. Thanks for the replies.

 

[219]

The lighting switches do not illuminate on any of my cars

 

[miro]

In the W203.

- after 2005 there are no indicators in the light switch.

- from 2006 only one colour, black, to replace any colour matched version previous. Maybe you have a grey or yellow hue now it replaces with black.