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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: spumarola on January 25, 2017, 15:58:03

Title: Instrumental Light
Post by: spumarola on January 25, 2017, 15:58:03

Interior instrumental dashboard lights not working. How can I fix it? Maybe it's the light bulb.
Thanks

Title: Re: Instrumental Light
Post by: WRe on January 25, 2017, 17:28:28

Hi,
it seems unlikely that all dashboard bulbs (2+7+2) failed at the same time. It should be another fault: fuse or rheostat/dimmer. In most cases it's the dimmer. Can you turn/move it? Sometimes this also causes a burned fuse. Most of us installed a dimmer by-pass because the dimmer ist more or less useless.
...WRe

Title: Re: Instrumental Light
Post by: Jordan on January 25, 2017, 18:07:23

And don't forget to check the fuse, it's number 7 I believe.

Title: Re: Instrumental Light
Post by: PIP1947 on January 26, 2017, 09:11:41

Hi all. I have the same problem and would prefer to simply by pass the rheostat. Can anyone point me to a more detailed thread on the subject, with photos, wire colours etc? Regards
Pip1947

Title: Re: Instrumental Light
Post by: kampala on January 26, 2017, 09:37:55

How about checking our very own amazing Tech Manual:

https://www.sl113.org/wiki/Electrical/Rheostat

Really well described by whomever took a lot of time to put this in the manual.   Great info here.  Go to the bottom if you just want to bypass and not repair.