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Old Feb 9, 2026 | 06:08 AM
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After months of owning my car I felt this **** before seeing the emergency brake. I cant see it normally as it's dark and not illuminated.
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It looks like an int light control...off delay or brightness...
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I move the **** and it does nothing I can tell. maybe time external lights are on after turning off the engine?
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It is for the instrument panel. The brightness control and interior light.
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I thought this too, but when I turn the **** the brightness does not change
maybe its broken if this is the function
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I thought this too, but when I turn the **** the brightness does not change
maybe its broken if this is the function
are you doing it at night?
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Old Feb 9, 2026 | 07:29 AM
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good point. no
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its a HP adjustment ****
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Originally Posted by topcarbon
I move the **** and it does nothing I can tell. maybe time external lights are on after turning off the engine?
Meanwhile your neighbors garage door is opening and closing...
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Originally Posted by ahalachis
Meanwhile your neighbors garage door is opening and closing...
first I thought lights were going on and off somewhere in china
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Originally Posted by topcarbon
After months of owning my car I felt this **** before seeing the emergency brake. I cant see it normally as it's dark and not illuminated.
What does this **** do
it might adjust the length of the flame out of the tail
pipes or adjust the dashboard light brightness.
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Good god I've had the car for over two years and I didn't even know those buttons were there but it does indeed change the dash brightness
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Originally Posted by GmdVT
Good god I've had the car for over two years and I didn't even know those buttons were there but it does indeed change the dash brightness
It's baffling to me that they put the parking brake button down there where you can't see it. It should have been on the center console near the trans controls.
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Originally Posted by TroutButter
It's baffling to me that they put the parking brake button down there where you can't see it. It should have been on the center console near the trans controls.
Seriously, I had to bend down to even see it that's why I never noticed, and I'm short !
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Originally Posted by Misty C8 Z06
it might adjust the length of the flame out of the tail
pipes or adjust the dashboard light brightness.
amen to that
defini not intuitive
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The best part is all the way off (turn left/counter clockwise), at night with the top off. “Dark Mode” on the interior. Love it.
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now I am going to try this
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Originally Posted by jmpz06
The best part is all the way off (turn left/counter clockwise), at night with the top off. “Dark Mode” on the interior. Love it.
Originally Posted by GmdVT
Good god I've had the car for over two years and I didn't even know those buttons were there but it does indeed change the dash brightness
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now I am going to try this
You guys make it sound like it's the best thing since sliced bread. I don't think I ever had a car that you couldn't adjust the brightness of the dash, including turning it completely off. It's not something you use every day, if at all, so it's not inn a bad location.
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