R129 Interior lighting probs!

gazzad

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Well I've declared that summer has finished, and have put on my panoramic roof for the first time.
So now I'm driving more in the dark and new problems have come to light (excuse the pun)
The following faults are on the passenger side
The interior ligh switch above the rear view mirror, and the wheel that controls the passenger door air vent (far left of the three wheels) do not light up when exterior lights are on, neither does the button for the sun glasses compartment (should it?) Also the cluster of control buttons around the led display light up occasionally. Are these an easy fix ie bulb / fuse replacement (although fuses look ok) and if bulb replacement, are they easy to get to?
Finally the cable that plugs in on the passenger side to give power to the rear demister, should there be a "plug" on the end of the cable, or like mine do you just fiddle with the two cables individually.
Any help on the above would be appreciated.
 

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gazzad said:
Well I've declared that summer has finished, and have put on my panoramic roof for the first time.
So now I'm driving more in the dark and new problems have come to light (excuse the pun)
The following faults are on the passenger side
The interior ligh switch above the rear view mirror, and the wheel that controls the passenger door air vent (far left of the three wheels) do not light up when exterior lights are on, neither does the button for the sun glasses compartment (should it?) Also the cluster of control buttons around the led display light up occasionally. Are these an easy fix ie bulb / fuse replacement (although fuses look ok) and if bulb replacement, are they easy to get to?
Finally the cable that plugs in on the passenger side to give power to the rear demister, should there be a "plug" on the end of the cable, or like mine do you just fiddle with the two cables individually.
Any help on the above would be appreciated.
Can answer part, there is no light in the sunglasses dept, and yes there is a plug on the rear demister, I do recommend that you get one as poor contact here will burn the socket due to the high current flowing, and that will make more work.

Malcolm
 

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