Dim illuminated steering wheel switches.

drgallo · 06-25-2005, 09:44 PM

I've had my '05 Prius for three weeks now. I've noticed while driving at night that the steering switches are VERY dimly illuminated, almost as if they are an afterthought. There is no way to adjust the brightness of those steering wheel control switches. Are everyone else's switches that dim too ?

**Tideland Prius** · 06-26-2005, 01:19 AM

They are dim. The dealer should be able to brighten them. Thanks for the reminder lol. I wanna brighten them up a tad too.

KMO · 06-26-2005, 04:26 AM

FWIW, the steering wheel buttons are nice and bright in the UK - only slightly dimmer than all the rest of the controls. I think it must be because your steering wheel's too far away from its correct position... :P

**Tideland Prius** · 06-26-2005, 02:36 PM

really? cause our versions are quite dim.

victor · 06-26-2005, 04:24 PM

Too dim... asked the dealer who asked Toyota who said "thats how they are". So not adjustable I guess.

**Tideland Prius** · 06-26-2005, 07:07 PM

Odd. I swear someone here said it was adjustable. Hmm, maybe danman can help us out.

jamarimutt · 06-26-2005, 09:31 PM

They are very dim and there's no way to make them brighter. Fortunately it does not take long to learn by touch where they are and how they work.

DanMan32 · 06-28-2005, 10:03 PM

It was thought that they were adjustable, but alas, they aren't.

**Tideland Prius** · 06-28-2005, 11:57 PM

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oh well, like jamarimutt said, you'll learn them by heart sooner or later.

06-25-2005, 09:44 PM	#1
drgallo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hackensack, NJ Posts: 5 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Dim illuminated steering wheel switches. I've had my '05 Prius for three weeks now. I've noticed while driving at night that the steering switches are VERY dimly illuminated, almost as if they are an afterthought. There is no way to adjust the brightness of those steering wheel control switches. Are everyone else's switches that dim too ?

06-26-2005, 09:31 PM	#7
jamarimutt Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 986 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Dim illuminated steering wheel switches. They are very dim and there's no way to make them brighter. Fortunately it does not take long to learn by touch where they are and how they work.

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06-26-2005, 01:19 AM	#2
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	They are dim. The dealer should be able to brighten them. Thanks for the reminder lol. I wanna brighten them up a tad too.

06-26-2005, 04:26 AM	#3
KMO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 936 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: T Spirit Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	FWIW, the steering wheel buttons are nice and bright in the UK - only slightly dimmer than all the rest of the controls. I think it must be because your steering wheel's too far away from its correct position... :P

06-26-2005, 02:36 PM	#4
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	really? cause our versions are quite dim.

06-26-2005, 04:24 PM	#5
victor Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gilching Bavaria Germany, & Drapanos, Crete, Greece. Posts: 414 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Too dim... asked the dealer who asked Toyota who said "thats how they are". So not adjustable I guess.

06-26-2005, 07:07 PM	#6
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	Odd. I swear someone here said it was adjustable. Hmm, maybe danman can help us out.

06-28-2005, 10:03 PM	#8
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	It was thought that they were adjustable, but alas, they aren't.

06-28-2005, 11:57 PM	#9
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oh well, like jamarimutt said, you'll learn them by heart sooner or later.