Dashboard Lights at Night

[TomG]

This is a strange one, but every car/truck that I've had in the past decade dims the dashboard lights automagically when the headlights come on.

I know how to manually turn the brightness up and down, but have noticed that when my headlights come on during the daytime (rain, clouds) the dashboard dims. At night, however, the dashboard is still super bright. I've gone through the owner's manual and the settings, but no matter what I do the dash is super bright at night and I have to manually dim it every, single time.

That gets old.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

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[Levi.Butler]

You das lights are turned all the way up and stuck on full blast... (I had this same issue for the first week of ownership.)

It's one of the little roller knobs on the left, behind the steering wheel.

 

[Undecided]

My first thought is the headlight-auto-on when wipers are turned on when you mention rain.
So if that happens in the middle of the day your dash would revert to the dimmer setting, which you then increase cause it is day time.

Then at night headlights turn on and your dash goes to the brightness you had it set for the daytime with rain.

 

[Levi.Butler]

I just pulled this picture from the googles...

It's the one on the right (not the one with the arrow pointing to it).

There is a detent at the top of the roller that locks that sumbitch on full blast and it's TERRIBLE at night.

 

[Whatscooking]

The roller on the right does the dash, you got it locked on.

 

[TomG]

My first thought is the headlight-auto-on when wipers are turned on when you mention rain.
So if that happens in the middle of the day your dash would revert to the dimmer setting, which you then increase cause it is day time.

Then at night headlights turn on and your dash goes to the brightness you had it set for the daytime with rain.

I do have the headlights set to Auto On. Hmm...

 

[TomG]

I just pulled this picture from the googles...

It's the one on the right (not the one with the arrow pointing to it).

There is a detent at the top of the roller that locks that sumbitch on full blast and it's TERRIBLE at night.

I do have it turned up to the detent right before it turns the overhead lights on. I'll move it out of the detent position to see if it dims at night. Thanks!

BTW, what the hell is that roller in the photo with the arrow pointing to it?

I've spun that on several times trying to figure out what it does, but nothing happens.

Newb owner. My other Jeep is a 1999 Wrangler so these new-fangled options are confusing.

 

[TomG]

The roller on the right does the dash, you got it locked on.

That I do. Will unlock and see how she works. Thanks!

 

[red/green hawk]

BTW, what the hell is that roller in the photo with the arrow pointing to it?

This was on another thread and I think the consensus is noone knows. Supposedly there are LEDs on the floor it is suppose to control. But I don't notice them.

 

[Gvsukids]

I do have it turned up to the detent right before it turns the overhead lights on. I'll move it out of the detent position to see if it dims at night. Thanks!

BTW, what the hell is that roller in the photo with the arrow pointing to it?

I've spun that on several times trying to figure out what it does, but nothing happens.

Newb owner. My other Jeep is a 1999 Wrangler so these new-fangled options are confusing.

This was on another thread and I think the consensus is noone knows. Supposedly there are LEDs on the floor it is suppose to control. But I don't notice them.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-dash-light-dimmer-wheel-wtf-is-it-for.27886/

 

[Levi.Butler]

I do have it turned up to the detent right before it turns the overhead lights on. I'll move it out of the detent position to see if it dims at night. Thanks!

BTW, what the hell is that roller in the photo with the arrow pointing to it?

I've spun that on several times trying to figure out what it does, but nothing happens.

Newb owner. My other Jeep is a 1999 Wrangler so these new-fangled options are confusing.

Like mentioned above... there are lights in the footwell/cup holders and that's the dimmer for them.

 

[TomG]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-dash-light-dimmer-wheel-wtf-is-it-for.27886/

So it basically does nothing much on a Sport S. I'm good with not worrying about it anymore. Seems like there could have been a better use for it. Thanks!

 

[TomG]

Like mentioned above... there are lights in the footwell/cup holders and that's the dimmer for them.

Got it. Sadly, no footwell light on the Sport S. I should have mentioned the model.

 

[Erievon]

There is a light in your interior door handle too that this controls. At least it's there on the overland anyway, ymmv.

 

[SelfmodJT]

Just wear sunglasses and stop complaining if youre that lazy to turn a dial. Its not like your clutch will overheat and catch on fire
Wait, thats my problem lol.

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