Dash lights turned up

DocToss · Dec 3, 2006

I have had my 2006 since Jan 06 and just noticed today that if you don't like the night veiw on the nav screen, you can turn the rheostat dash light switch up till it clicks. My question is this: if I leave the switch in the all the way up position, will it run anything down?

JimN · Dec 4, 2006

Dash lighting won't run the battery down and the brightness won't damage the display.

Marlin · Dec 4, 2006

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I have had my 2006 since Jan 06 and just noticed today that if you don't like the night veiw on the nav screen, you can turn the rheostat dash light switch up till it clicks. My question is this: if I leave the switch in the all the way up position, will it run anything down?
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There's a better way to get the daytime graphics on the NAV screen with the headlights on.

Here's a post I made in another thread...

Originally posted by Marlin
The MFD maintains three separate brightness/contrast settings:
1) lights off or thumb wheel turned all the way up
2) lights on, thumb wheel not turned up all the way, and "Day Mode" button off.
3) lights on, thumb wheel not turned up all the way, and "Day Mode" button pressed.

(Edit: The "Day Mode" button is located on the "Display" screen, but only if the lights are on and the thumb wheel is not turned all the way up.)

You can set the brightness and contrast separately for each of these modes.

So, you could set the mode "1" setting real bright so you can see the screen well at noon. You can set the mode "2" settings real dim so it's not distracting at night and in fact so dim that you can't even read it in the daylight. And you can set the mode "3" setting to any other brightness/contrast level you want.

And, as a bonus, the "Day Mode" button state is remembered even if you turn off the car. So, if you find that with your dim nighttime MFD settings the graphics on the NAV screen are unreadable, then you can set the mode "3" settings as dim as your mode "2" nighttime settings and leave the "Day Mode" button on. With that, you get nighttime dimness with daytime graphics on the NAV screen.

By the way, the dimmest MFD setting is produced by turning the brightness all the way down and the contrast all the way up.
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So, when you lights are on, push the "Display" button on the MFD, and then push the on-screen "Day Mode" button (this button is not there when the lights are off or the thumb wheel is turned all the way up). Now turn the brightness way down and the contrast up a little to dim the display. Now you will have daytime graphics on the NAV screen at night with nighttime dimness, without affecting the brightness of your daytime screen.

The colors of the other screens (such as the "Energy" or "Consumption" screens) also change between "Day Mode" and "Night Mode", so you might still prefer the "Night Mode" settings most of the time. However, when you need the NAV, just press the "Day Mode" button.

Dash lights turned up

DocToss Junior Member

JimN Let the games begin!

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Dash lights turned up

DocToss Junior Member

JimN Let the games begin!

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