I have a 1998 c240, the area between the speedometer and fuel gauge does not light up at night. I have removed the instrument cluster but none of the bulbs look obviously blown. Does anyone have a diagram of the back of the cluster showing which bulbs light up which part of the dials. Many thanks in advance.
If you have got the cluster out it might be worth replacing all the bulbs...as mentioned below:-
If you are noticing dark areas of our instruments at night, likely you have one of the backlight bulbs burned out. To replace these bulbs, unfortunately, the instruments must be removed from the vehicle first. The standard bulb which comes stock with the unit is an incandescent or filament-based light bulb, as shown above. The life expectancy of these bulbs is estimated at about 2,500 hours, thus replacement of these bulbs during our repair procedure is highly recommended. Our replacement bulbs are higher quality
than the originals, named "Long Life"; they can expect to provide about 10,000 hours of service.
A welcome to the forum too.
Splitpin
If you are noticing dark areas of our instruments at night, likely you have one of the backlight bulbs burned out. To replace these bulbs, unfortunately, the instruments must be removed from the vehicle first. The standard bulb which comes stock with the unit is an incandescent or filament-based light bulb, as shown above. The life expectancy of these bulbs is estimated at about 2,500 hours, thus replacement of these bulbs during our repair procedure is highly recommended. Our replacement bulbs are higher quality
than the originals, named "Long Life"; they can expect to provide about 10,000 hours of service.
A welcome to the forum too.
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Hi,
Replace all your illumination bulbs for best results as you will see that the old ones will be burnt, if you replace just the one that one will be a good deal brighter for a while.
Do ensure you get the right wattage as some the instrument cluster bulbs have a specific wattage which if replaced with the wrong wattage could cause damage through heat to your cluster.
Replace all your illumination bulbs for best results as you will see that the old ones will be burnt, if you replace just the one that one will be a good deal brighter for a while.
Do ensure you get the right wattage as some the instrument cluster bulbs have a specific wattage which if replaced with the wrong wattage could cause damage through heat to your cluster.
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