The Mitsubishi Pajero Owners Club®

[joella]

My light are off and the dash is illuminated well - i can see.

Then i turn my lights on cause its getting darker outside, and the dash (climate control, compass etc) dim considerably. I would have expected the opposite, why does this happen?

thanks
Joel

[Google]

[Baddoo]

Try standing in a well lit room when its dark...look out the window you will be able to see very little outside.

Another experiment, next time your outside when its dark take a lighter with you. Light it... look at the flame for a second or two... then look into the dark... your eyes will take a few seconds to readjust to the darkness.

I can only assume they have taken this principle and got rid of the bright interior light to preserve night vision. Sat nav's are the same, bright colours for daytime, put it on the settings for night and its black and blue only.

This would also explain why you have a rheostat to adjust the brightness of the dash lights if necessary  

[joella]

yeah i guess that makes sense, but they aint bright at the best of times really. And when its dark and the lights are on, the illumination is so bad i cant see the buttons. Its that dim, so i dont think that can be right...?

[minesapasty]

[joella]

The rheostat does work for the main dash.
But the problem is that even with the rheostat on full, if the lights are put on, then the center console becomes is very dim when i turn the main lights on.
So i can drive ok, but i cant actually see the center console hardly at all. See my problem.

[david jason]

Hi
My 91 mk2 2.5d LWB Exceed has the same problem as you joella when i turn on the main lights all the green heater control lights, clock and compass etc all dim to the point where i feel i have been blind folded i beleive these are seperate from the main dash illumination so the dimmer switch has no effect on the center dash. and help would be most welcome as its been buging me for ages

[Stoxy]

This is the design for these instruments.

There meant to be seen during the day so they lights are on brightly until the side lamps are illuminated when they dim as not to be overbright and distract the drivers view at night.

[david jason]

thxs
maybe in my case it seems worse because my main heater control bulbs don't work for some reason and i have checked them and none of them are blown what else could cause them not to work?

[Stoxy]

Bas earth or poor connection.

Have you tested each bulb as the wee ones can look ok but be blown!

[david jason]

Hi
Is there any way i can test the bulbs? seems to be 3 of the little gits

[Stoxy]

Put a tester accross them to see or a small 9v battery may hep.