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Old 07-31-2007, 04:05 AM
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When switching on the rain sensor wipers, the green indicator on the stalk is very faint. Is this the way it is or should it be bright like the others in the car, such as the climate control LEDs? It is so faint, I can barely tell it's on.
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Originally Posted by xiTouring' post='453601' date='Jul 31 2007, 01:05 PM
When switching on the rain sensor wipers, the green indicator on the stalk is very faint. Is this the way it is or should it be bright like the others in the car, such as the climate control LEDs? It is so faint, I can barely tell it's on.

Mine is quite bright and can easily be seen even in bright daylight. Maybe something wrong with it.
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Originally Posted by jcp' post='453606' date='Jul 31 2007, 07:29 AM
Mine is quite bright and can easily be seen even in bright daylight. Maybe something wrong with it.
+1 Mine's also quite clear and bright.
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+1 mines bright, and very noticable
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Originally Posted by elyk' post='453669' date='Jul 31 2007, 05:50 PM
+1 mines bright, and very noticable
Mine's failry bright too but masked by steering wheel so I have to move my head to my right to see it. I think there should be a headlight warning light in theinstrument cluster like most other cars to show they are on. We only have the high beam indicator in the cluster.
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Originally Posted by elyk' post='453669' date='Jul 31 2007, 09:50 AM
+1 mines bright, and very noticable
+1 on that.
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mine is also very noticable...think you should go on check it out...
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Originally Posted by elyk' post='453669' date='Jul 31 2007, 06:50 PM
+1 mines bright, and very noticable
+1
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Originally Posted by xiTouring' post='453601' date='Jul 31 2007, 02:05 PM
When switching on the rain sensor wipers, the green indicator on the stalk is very faint. Is this the way it is or should it be bright like the others in the car, such as the climate control LEDs? It is so faint, I can barely tell it's on.
What about other lights in the car? There is a sensor that controls the brightnes of the lights in dash. Did you try to chang brightnes of lights in dash (controler next to light switch)

It would be nice to have the indicator light on tempomat (stalk has no indicator light)
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Originally Posted by Carterena' post='453899' date='Aug 1 2007, 05:11 AM
What about other lights in the car? There is a sensor that controls the brightnes of the lights in dash. Did you try to chang brightnes of lights in dash (controler next to light switch)
Good idea but it is independant of the dash lights. The other LEDs, including the HVAC buttons are bright.

I'm taking the car in friday for a brake fluid change and will let you know what they say.
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