Dash lighting insufficient

[Keithco]

Hello: I’m wondering if I’m missing something obvious here. I find the night time dash illumination is way too dim for my 73 year old eyes. I’ve tried to increase the level via the steering wheel controls but I can’t increase it enough to help. It’s a 2011 interstate. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

[xpcdoojk]

Originally Posted by Keithco

Hello: I’m wondering if I’m missing something obvious here. I find the night time dash illumination is way too dim for my 73 year old eyes. I’ve tried to increase the level via the steering wheel controls but I can’t increase it enough to help. It’s a 2011 interstate. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

Is there a twist knob on the light control? Have you tried turning it to the right? Usually, that increases the light on the dashboard.

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by xpcdoojk

Is there a twist knob on the light control? Have you tried turning it to the right? Usually, that increases the light on the dashboard.

That is not how it works on a Sprinter.

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by Keithco

Hello: I’m wondering if I’m missing something obvious here. I find the night time dash illumination is way too dim for my 73 year old eyes. I’ve tried to increase the level via the steering wheel controls but I can’t increase it enough to help. It’s a 2011 interstate. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

The streeing wheel controls DO NOT control the dash illumination.

The controls are on RH side of instrument cluster as +/- buttons as seen in attached diagrams from the 2010/2011 Sprinter owner's manual.

Hope this helps,

[xpcdoojk]

Is it as hard to find as the little buttons on my SLK Mercedes used to adjust the time? Took me hours the first time to change the clock.

[Keithco]

Originally Posted by Boxster1971

The streeing wheel controls DO NOT control the dash illumination.

The controls are on RH side of instrument cluster as +/- buttons as seen in attached diagrams from the 2010/2011 Sprinter owner's manual.

Hope this helps,

Thank you, much appreciated.

[Obxfish]

My wife commented to me tonite how dim our lights were on our Interstate dash panel, I just walked outside and turned them up. Amazing!