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Old Dec 8, 2013 | 05:24 PM
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Not sure if this has been covered before,in my 08, the dash lights come on sometimes right away and sometimes they come on a half hour later or longer, doesn t matter the outside light, if they don t come on it is hard to select radio channels or see the guages. Any ideas ? When i had it at the Stealership a few weeks back, of course it wouldn t do it, and the lad said, hard to check anything when it is not happening.
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they are not "coming on" after half an hour - they are on but dimmed because your headlights are probably automatically on - next time get out and check, or alternatively your dash will have the headlight symbol on
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they are not "coming on" after half an hour - they are on but dimmed because your headlights are probably automatically on - next time get out and check, or alternatively your dash will have the headlight symbol on
the drl are always on, today i drove it for 30 minutes,and all of a sudden they came on, the outside lighitng did not change tho.
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the drl are always on, today i drove it for 30 minutes,and all of a sudden they came on, the outside lighitng did not change tho.
not the drl, but the full headlight package is what I thought
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not the drl, but the full headlight package is what I thought
maybe i am misunderstanding what you are saying. but the dash lights are to come on all the time, drl or headlights.
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My 07 was like that. I would rotate the lights switch
toward me. Turned off lights. DIR would "Headlamps Suggested". It was a Z06 if that matters. My '13 Z06 does not do this.
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Originally Posted by walleyejack
maybe i am misunderstanding what you are saying. but the dash lights are to come on all the time, drl or headlights.
let me ask you this - are you able to read the display in the DIC?
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let me ask you this - are you able to read the display in the DIC?
there is nothing in the DIC
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Does the dimmer work? The little **** by your left knee.

Turn it clockwise and hold it. During the day it will adjust the instrument panel brightness, and at night it adjusts all of the interior lighting.
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Does the dimmer work? The little **** by your left knee.

Turn it clockwise and hold it. During the day it will adjust the instrument panel brightness, and at night it adjusts all of the interior lighting.
yes it works. that was my first choice.

the dash lights just don t come on. maybe they do, but sometimes they come on maybe half hour later , or sometimes not at all if am on a short trip.
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tried them again tonight. same bs. must be relay somewhere.
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