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8th January 2010, 08:56 PM
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Dash display brightness
Over the last couple of weeks the dash display has started to appear really faint for the first couple of minutes each morning - rest of the dash illumination is ok, it's just the central information display. It's so faint that in daylight you can't read it for the first couple of minutes.
Can anyone shed any light on the possible cause? 
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9th January 2010, 09:17 AM
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sounds like a backlight bulb for the led display has croaked, though how you'd get in there i couldn't say! It's not missing text? just dim...right? if it's missing bits it's done a typical seven series trick and the ribbon cable has gone.
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9th January 2010, 09:54 AM
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If you have it, run vagcom and see if there are any codes. If there are no codes do an output test on the instrument cluster and see how the display reacts. If it is still dim then it's a replacement cluster i'm afraid.
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9th January 2010, 10:21 AM
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There are no missing bits on the display, just dim for the first couple of minutes, after that it's fine. I'm wondering if it's just got a bit of moisture in there somewhere?
Conan - how do you carry out an output test? I've only got the shareware version of vagcom, is it possible with this?
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9th January 2010, 04:41 PM
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Don't know if it can be done with the shareware version. I'll run one on mine tomorrow and do a how-to.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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9th January 2010, 08:32 PM
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could it be simply low temperatures? after a couple of mins teh cabin has warmed up?
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