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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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Is it me or are the lights for the window switches and the button to open the hidden buttons really dim? and also, is the P,R,D,N letters by the shifter suppose to light up? on my girlfriends 08 TL-S the lights for all switches are bright and the gear letters light up too.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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Why would you want those button light to be that bright? Supposed to be easy on the eyes. They don't need to be that bright to show you where and what the buttons are.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 02:29 AM
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Mine are real dim. On a related note though. Can you shut the little LED that shines on the shifter, and the ones on the floor off. I can't figure out how to shut them off if you can.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by mysteryan
Why would you want those button light to be that bright? Supposed to be easy on the eyes. They don't need to be that bright to show you where and what the buttons are.
Agree, as long as I can see where they are it's good enough. The buttons without any backlight like the those across the roof center panel bug me. That's on my 06.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dwiall
Mine are real dim. On a related note though. Can you shut the little LED that shines on the shifter, and the ones on the floor off. I can't figure out how to shut them off if you can.
No, I can't figure that out either. Maybe someone else has cracked the code?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:14 AM
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No, I can't figure that out either. Maybe someone else has cracked the code?

I remember reading in the manual that they call this ???? (some kind of sexy word) lighting. Made it sound like they don't go out.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by dwiall
Mine are real dim. On a related note though. Can you shut the little LED that shines on the shifter, and the ones on the floor off. I can't figure out how to shut them off if you can.
For them to be turned off, you have to fully decrease the brightness manually from the drop down panel on your left hand side.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ecount00
No, I can't figure that out either. Maybe someone else has cracked the code?
You mean ambient lighting right ?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mysteryan
Why would you want those button light to be that bright? Supposed to be easy on the eyes. They don't need to be that bright to show you where and what the buttons are.
I dont want it to be bright bright, but bright enough to know where the buttons are and mine are super dim, sometimes I cant even see it.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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I have a hard time seeing the buttons to unlock the doors and such when it's dark too.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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did you try turning up the brightness from the drop down panel?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
did you try turning up the brightness from the drop down panel?
I dont think that adjusts the brightness of the switches on the door.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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Turning up the brightness doesnt work for the windows,lock/unlock buttons and "push" button. Are the letters by the shifter suppose to light up?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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The letters on my 07 by the shifter light up
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dwiall
The letters on my 07 by the shifter light up
Damn, something must of burnt out, anyone know how to deal with this instead of going to the mechanic?
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