OBC - are the buttons supposed to light up?

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hitman
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:28 am

Hello all,

OBC works great, but noticed that the text on the buttons is not illuminated at night. The display lights up fine and dims etc when the headlights are on. Are the buttons not illuminated or do I need to replace a bulb?

Cheers,

Hitman
Simon
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:51 am

Nice easy one for you, there's a small bulb at the back that twists out, change this, an have illuminated buttons again!
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koos
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:58 am

Hi there, wondered the same on my 320. took it out(struggle) too check for bulbs, only one for the LCD. none for the buttons. if you push the ind stalk in then you dont need the buttons, dont know if you knew that but thought i'd share it.

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hitman
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:22 am

Yeh, i have the the OBC indicator stalk. but it is annoying having installed the OBC to have it not fully illuminated.

So hopefully all it will take is a little bulb, pity that it is a bit of a mission to remove the obc to get to the back of it! Oh well....
koos
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:35 am

sorry should have mentioned this before, way easier to remove the glove box and the plastic panels above it, tight squeeze but it can be done.

koos