Help with 190e dash lights

[lee]

hi, i have a 190e on a L plate, only just bought it today, once night fell i realised i have no dash lights atall, nor on the heater switches etc, i presume theres a live fault somewhere.
anyone any ideas???

 

[steveperry]

Hi lee,

Could it be that the dash lights have been turned all the way to low. Sticking out of the instrument binnacle are two knobs (at the bottom of speedo) the one on the right is for adjusting the clock. The one on the left has a dual function, if you push it into the dashboard it resets the trip meter, however, if you spin the knob around you can adjust the brightness of the dash lights including the heater switches. If this doesn't fix the problem then I'm not sure if they are all protected by a common fuse.

Hope this helps,

S.

 

[lee]

ok will check but i think i fiddled with that last night and no change

 

[altreed]

How does one adjust the dash light brightnes son a c280/c36?  I have looked round the dash, and haven't a manual :-(

 

[13022]

I suspect that the instrument illumination is all on one fuse... in fact since its all controlled by the same dimmer switch, it has to be ... check what it says on the fuse box cover, under the bonnet just behind the dashboard on the driver's side...

 

[steveperry]

Altreed,

Does ur 'C' have small "+" button and "-" button on the far left of the instrument cluster on the dash?

If yes, then with the lights on press + or - to adjust the night illumination accordingly

S.

 

[lee]

thanx for the replys problem is now sorted, took dash cluster out and found a faulty wire, blackpool iluminations now.

cheers