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2012 Prius Three adjustable dash lights

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by deltanh, Feb 20, 2013.

  1. deltanh

    deltanh Junior Member

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    Just picked the car up. Got a deal I couldn't refuse to upgrade my 2011 Two to a 2012 Three with solar roof. Tonight as I was driving home I noticed that the illuminated buttons on the steering wheel were very dim. Is there a way to adjust them? I can adjust the dash lights.

    I think the only thing that I don't like about the car is the lack of reference lines on the backup camera. Everything else is great. I don't think I'll ever use entune or even activate it. I've got the same stuff on the iphone pretty much with bluetooth.
     
    #1 deltanh, Feb 20, 2013
  2. ftl

    ftl Explicator

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    The wheel LEDs seem to be dim on all current models and the brightness is not adjustable.
     
    #2 ftl, Feb 20, 2013
  3. chuckg3

    chuckg3 New Member

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    Yes, a peeve. There's no reason we can't adjust the brightness of everything, then adjust overall brightness with a little knob somewhere.... I would like to shut off the pointless "drive selector" spotlight! ...and adjust the green indicators such as "headlights on" and "cruise" to be somehat less glaring. I drive a dark horse.
     
    #3 chuckg3, Feb 21, 2013
  4. armoredsaint

    armoredsaint Anti-Eco Company Car

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    same here, i thought it was a defect.

    i guess the designers had good night vision and long arms:D
     
    #4 armoredsaint, Feb 21, 2013
  5. El Dobro

    El Dobro A Member

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    The Touch Tracer display compensates for the dim buttons.
     
    #5 El Dobro, Feb 21, 2013
  6. mjones12

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    Yes. That is a cool feature, too. Lets me keep my head up and still not press the wrong buttons. I've never seen it before, though possibly other cars have it.
     
    #6 mjones12, Feb 22, 2013
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