Other Nav / Audio dash backlight - how?

Skaven252 · 27th October 2006, 20:01

I was driving in dark with my screen and dash brightness set to minimun, but I couldn't get the CD player and the nav dashboard (with the "Menu / Info / Map / Return" buttons) to get lit. It was hard to see the buttons in the dark. How do I get it to light up?

I remember seeing the dash lit when I drove to another city last weekend, but I don't remember how I did it. I tried consulting the manual but couldn't find any references in the index. (Admittedly, I didn't read through the entire manual...).

The buttons on the door console seem to be always lit, even when the power is turned off. Are they made of some glow-in-the-dark material?

czechplastik · 27th October 2006, 22:55

Just to the left of the nav 'wheel' is a small button with what looks like a crescent moon on it. push it and it will bring up a menu on the NAV screen which you can use to adjust the brightness, one you have it as you want it just hit ok. Hope that makes sense.

elisgriffiths · 27th October 2006, 23:33

I may well be incorrect but it may be that it has just turned off as you did not press ok when you turned the engine on. Usually hitting enter brings up the same dialogue with me and it comes back.

Sorry if i am barking up the wrong tree,

Cheers

Elis

mikel · 27th October 2006, 23:41

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Originally Posted by czechplastik

Just to the left of the nav 'wheel' is a small button with what looks like a crescent moon on it. push it and it will bring up a menu on the NAV screen which you can use to adjust the brightness, one you have it as you want it just hit ok. Hope that makes sense.

Agree with above - also make sure the "daylight" and "night" colours aren't set to the same (via the menu, colour option), which would make the screen too dark in daytime.

Mike

Skaven252 · 28th October 2006, 05:18

Thanks for the replies, but I already knew about the screen brightness (the crescent moon button) and the gauge brightness (the button that pops up when pressed behind the steering wheel). I have those sorted out.

But I'm not talking about the screen and the gauges. I'm talking about the buttons below the nav screen: the CD player buttons, and the nav control buttons (Map, Menu, Climate, Audio, the directional/rotary knob etc). They didn't light up, so it was really hard to see them in the dark. They didn't get lit even when I set the screen and gauge brightness to minimum.

Is there some control to make the CD player and nav control buttons to light up?

czechplastik · 28th October 2006, 07:19

Now that is a question...

Skaven252 · 28th October 2006, 21:10

Well... are they even supposed to light up? Because I remember seeing the buttons illuminated. Either I remember wrong, or the backlight(s) may be broken?

Maldax · 28th October 2006, 21:51

I would say you have a fault

WoolyCiv · 28th October 2006, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skaven252

Well... are they even supposed to light up? Because I remember seeing the buttons illuminated. Either I remember wrong, or the backlight(s) may be broken?

Just been and checked, Yes they all light up, white on mine although other folk say they are light green. At least they do on an EX.

Skaven252 · 29th October 2006, 05:57

Thanks for your replies.

Do they always light up, or just when it's dark (the daylight detector)? Or only when the headlights are turned on? I had my headlights set to "Auto", and it didn't occur to me to switch them to a different mode.

3rd Honda · 29th October 2006, 06:23

They do light up in a EX. Mine are whiteish too, but the ones on the drivers door are green tinted, and the ones on the strreing wheel are (rather dimmer) and alos looks a bit greenish sometimes!

I suspect its a white bulb with a slightly greenish filter in front of it fed via a fibre optic bundle to each switch?

Probably separate bulbs for door, main dash, and steering wheel?

Copycat · 29th October 2006, 14:36

Hei Skaven

You probably just have to twist the left stalk to it's fourth and last position. That's when the lights are on. Or did you already try this?

We Finns have our lights messed up by some link in the delivery chain so that we can not have our lights off. I normally have them in the "off" setting as they are turned on anyway as I start the car. I'd like to have the option of turning all external lights off with the car running, but someone has made that decision for me.

Skaven252 · 29th October 2006, 15:15

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Originally Posted by Copycat

You probably just have to twist the left stalk to it's fourth and last position. That's when the lights are on. Or did you already try this?

Hmm, yeah, that must be it! I'll try that the next time I'm driving in the dark. I was going to do it today, but my friends cancelled my visit to them. Well, maybe I'll go for a little night drive anyway. Just for the joy of driving my new car.

The little environmentalist in me will hopefully shut up. Come on, it's a new car! Can't I have a little fun before the novelty wears off? Puh-leeeeze?

Skaven252 · 29th October 2006, 18:43

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Originally Posted by Skaven252

Well, maybe I'll go for a little night drive anyway.

And so I did. You were right, Copycat: you have to manually turn on the headlights before the dash lights up. Thanks for the heads up.

Copycat · 30th October 2006, 07:56

No problem.
I take it that your car also has lights on all the time? The AUTO-setting is supposed to switch them on when it gets dark, but there's been complaints about how they turn on too late. Maybe ours will switch the dash lights on when its pitch black?

Anyway, I'll stick with the manual controls for now thanks.

Skaven252 · 30th October 2006, 08:04

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Originally Posted by Copycat

I take it that your car also has lights on all the time? The AUTO-setting is supposed to switch them on when it gets dark

Yep, they're on all the time in my car too. In Finland, I figure they set the lights to be always on when on AUTO, because the law requires you to keep headlights on all the time anyway.

Copycat · 30th October 2006, 08:16

And they're always on even if you turn the stalk to 'off' position. Annoying at times, when I'm parked and want to keep the car running. I wonder if the dealer would undo this for me if I asked them? Getting my winter tyres put under the car today so I'll be going there anyway.

generationgav · 30th October 2006, 16:31

I have an SE and mine are definitely green; not white even with a tint of green, just light green!

27th October 2006, 20:01	#1 (permalink)
Skaven252 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 1st June 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 247 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Nav / Audio dash backlight - how? I was driving in dark with my screen and dash brightness set to minimun, but I couldn't get the CD player and the nav dashboard (with the "Menu / Info / Map / Return" buttons) to get lit. It was hard to see the buttons in the dark. How do I get it to light up? I remember seeing the dash lit when I drove to another city last weekend, but I don't remember how I did it. I tried consulting the manual but couldn't find any references in the index. (Admittedly, I didn't read through the entire manual...). The buttons on the door console seem to be always lit, even when the power is turned off. Are they made of some glow-in-the-dark material?

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27th October 2006, 22:55	#2 (permalink)
czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,675 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Just to the left of the nav 'wheel' is a small button with what looks like a crescent moon on it. push it and it will bring up a menu on the NAV screen which you can use to adjust the brightness, one you have it as you want it just hit ok. Hope that makes sense.

27th October 2006, 23:33	#3 (permalink)
elisgriffiths Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 3rd September 2006 Location: West Wales Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I may well be incorrect but it may be that it has just turned off as you did not press ok when you turned the engine on. Usually hitting enter brings up the same dialogue with me and it comes back. Sorry if i am barking up the wrong tree, Cheers Elis

28th October 2006, 05:18	#5 (permalink)
Skaven252 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 1st June 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 247 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the replies, but I already knew about the screen brightness (the crescent moon button) and the gauge brightness (the button that pops up when pressed behind the steering wheel). I have those sorted out. But I'm not talking about the screen and the gauges. I'm talking about the buttons below the nav screen: the CD player buttons, and the nav control buttons (Map, Menu, Climate, Audio, the directional/rotary knob etc). They didn't light up, so it was really hard to see them in the dark. They didn't get lit even when I set the screen and gauge brightness to minimum. Is there some control to make the CD player and nav control buttons to light up?

28th October 2006, 07:19	#6 (permalink)
czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,675 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Now that is a question...

28th October 2006, 21:10	#7 (permalink)
Skaven252 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 1st June 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 247 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Well... are they even supposed to light up? Because I remember seeing the buttons illuminated. Either I remember wrong, or the backlight(s) may be broken?

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Maldax Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 12th June 2006 Location: Reading, Berks Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I would say you have a fault

29th October 2006, 05:57	#10 (permalink)
Skaven252 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 1st June 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 247 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks for your replies. Do they always light up, or just when it's dark (the daylight detector)? Or only when the headlights are turned on? I had my headlights set to "Auto", and it didn't occur to me to switch them to a different mode.

29th October 2006, 06:23	#11 (permalink)
3rd Honda Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th July 2006 Location: Tewkesbury Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (0)	They do light up in a EX. Mine are whiteish too, but the ones on the drivers door are green tinted, and the ones on the strreing wheel are (rather dimmer) and alos looks a bit greenish sometimes! I suspect its a white bulb with a slightly greenish filter in front of it fed via a fibre optic bundle to each switch? Probably separate bulbs for door, main dash, and steering wheel?

29th October 2006, 14:36	#12 (permalink)
Copycat Galaxy class starship Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hei Skaven You probably just have to twist the left stalk to it's fourth and last position. That's when the lights are on. Or did you already try this? We Finns have our lights messed up by some link in the delivery chain so that we can not have our lights off. I normally have them in the "off" setting as they are turned on anyway as I start the car. I'd like to have the option of turning all external lights off with the car running, but someone has made that decision for me.

30th October 2006, 07:56	#15 (permalink)
Copycat Galaxy class starship Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	No problem. I take it that your car also has lights on all the time? The AUTO-setting is supposed to switch them on when it gets dark, but there's been complaints about how they turn on too late. Maybe ours will switch the dash lights on when its pitch black? Anyway, I'll stick with the manual controls for now thanks.

30th October 2006, 08:16	#17 (permalink)
Copycat Galaxy class starship Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	And they're always on even if you turn the stalk to 'off' position. Annoying at times, when I'm parked and want to keep the car running. I wonder if the dealer would undo this for me if I asked them? Getting my winter tyres put under the car today so I'll be going there anyway.

30th October 2006, 16:31	#18 (permalink)
generationgav Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 29th May 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 809 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	I have an SE and mine are definitely green; not white even with a tint of green, just light green!