194001406 - E2530 INSTRUMENT LIGHTING - DESCRIPTION (RIGHT HAND DRIVE)
The car is equipped with numerous light sources for optimal lighting of interior instruments and controls.Some of these are lit with the ignition device in the ON position (INT from the steering lock control unit), others with the side lights on, others are dimmable in accordance with a rheostat-controlled adjustment strategy managed by the Body Computer.When the key is turned in the ignition device to the ON positin (INT) the following controls are lit up:- hazard warning lights control;- controls on tunnel;- right control panel;- manual air conditioning controls.With the ignition ON (INT) enablement and side light command signals, the Body Computer manages the lighting of:- cigar lighter and rear current socket;- radio preparation;- telephone preparation.A "+lights" signal is also sent to the electrochromic interior mirror. See E3032 DOOR MIRROR ADJUSTMENTThe Body Computer manages (directly or via the driver''s door and passenger door control units and the boot control unit) the dimmed lighting of:- the instrument panel and display;- the radio or Connect Nav+ display;- the automatic climate control display;- the radio controls on the steering wheel (where fitted);- the controls on the driver''s door;- the electric window switches on the remaining doors.The brightness can be adjusted to different levels, by means of two outer buttons on the right control panel. There are up to 8 different settings.The intensity set by pressing the "MODE +" and "MODE -" buttons is shown in the control panel display. This value is transmitted on the CAN in order to make the information available to the other nodes.Once set, this value is stored in the memory and used later on. | The brightness cannot be reduced to zero and the instrument panel failure warning lights cannot be adjusted or dimmed. |