Dashboard light brightness

1. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

   #1 12th August 2019, 20:05

   Can I increase brightness on 1.4?
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 13th August 2019, 12:54

   Not sure,but look for a little thumb wheel under the steering column shroud.
3. user_122365 Newbie Joined: Dec 2018 Colchester, Essex & Suffolk Posts: 10 Two-Tone VTR, immaculate - 25k!

   #3 13th August 2019, 16:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Alexa Can I increase brightness on 1.4?

   I think you could probably change the bulbs that light the back, if theres isn't a wheel under where Stevo's mentioned bud.
4. aldred309uk Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2014 Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 596 2002 Citroen Saxo desire 2001 Volvo V40 1.9D

   #4 13th August 2019, 18:36

   On my 1.1 desire you press or hold the right hand button in the dash itself, left one for resetting the odometer, right one for dash brightness.
5. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

   #5 13th August 2019, 20:13

   Wheel under the steering column is for head lights.If I press right button in the dash it starts setting hours and minutes,so I can use that either. Maybe I should change bulb, but where do I start -how to do that?
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 14th August 2019, 11:00

   Mk1 or mk2 saxo ,which one have got?
7. aldred309uk Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2014 Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 596 2002 Citroen Saxo desire 2001 Volvo V40 1.9D

   #7 14th August 2019, 20:37

   The button in the instrument cluster is on a mk2 saxo
8. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

   #8 14th August 2019, 21:07

   It's mk2.
9. aldred309uk Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2014 Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 596 2002 Citroen Saxo desire 2001 Volvo V40 1.9D

   #9 15th August 2019, 12:29

   Were you pressing the right hand instrument cluster with the engine running and the lights on?
10. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #10 15th August 2019, 17:14

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73370
    
    might be useful
11. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

    #11 15th August 2019, 19:26

    Thank you guys engine was not running when I pressed the button. But still I would like more light, only left half let's say has dissent light ,but the right one not so good.
12. aldred309uk Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2014 Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 596 2002 Citroen Saxo desire 2001 Volvo V40 1.9D

    #12 16th August 2019, 18:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Alexa Thank you guys engine was not running when I pressed the button. But still I would like more light, only left half let's say has dissent light ,but the right one not so good.

    Try using the right hand button with the engine and lights on. The left button resets the service interval and the right hand button does the clock. With the engine on, the left button swaps between total and recent mileage and resets the recent mileage and the right button changes the dash brightness. Try again with engine and lights on and let us know if that works please.
13. mtee Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Finland Posts: 16 Saxo 1.4i SX automatic 2000

    #13 22nd August 2019, 19:24

    If the dash lights are with bulbs (that is, not LEDs), one bulb may have blown or become sooty. If this is the case, just replace all bulbs there.
    Note that also the heater controls, the cigarette lighter receptable and the automatic gearbox gear indicator are illuminated with tiny bulbs.
    I've done all these bulbs in my Saxo 2000. All old bulbs were either blown or sooty black.
14. dturbo Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 163

    #14 25th August 2019, 11:06

    As above, if the illumination is uneven it is probably a blown bulb. That said, the brightness button (which also sets the clock if held in) only works with the engine running (and lights on of course otherwise the dash doesn't illuminate). Short presses cycle the brightness through increasing brightness then back down again after it reaches the brightest setting.
15. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

    #15 25th August 2019, 16:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mtee If the dash lights are with bulbs (that is, not LEDs), one bulb may have blown or become sooty. If this is the case, just replace all bulbs there. Note that also the heater controls, the cigarette lighter receptable and the automatic gearbox gear indicator are illuminated with tiny bulbs. I've done all these bulbs in my Saxo 2000. All old bulbs were either blown or sooty black.

    How did you change the bulb?
16. mtee Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Finland Posts: 16 Saxo 1.4i SX automatic 2000

    #16 26th August 2019, 16:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Alexa How did you change the bulb?

    Remove the plastic "collar" between the steering-wheel and the dashboard by undoing the screws that keep the top and the bottom parts together.
    
    Undo the 2 screws above the speedometer. There may be 2 more screws behind the steering column collar, I don't remember exactly. Now you can detach the plastic trim around the speedometer unit.
    
    Undo the screws that fix the speedometer unit to the dashboard, pull out the speedometer unit, and disconnect its cables.
    
    Now you can replace all bad bulbs. The bulbs are not expensive, so once you are there just replace all bulbs that are even slightly dark.
17. mtee Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Finland Posts: 16 Saxo 1.4i SX automatic 2000

    #17 26th August 2019, 16:44

    See also http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=338918
18. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

    #18 27th August 2019, 13:25

    Big thanks!!!!
19. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

    #19 27th August 2019, 19:22

    After removing the dashboard I found out that unfortunately there are no bulbs,only light integrated in to circuit board,so there is no nothing to change.
20. mtee Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Finland Posts: 16 Saxo 1.4i SX automatic 2000

    #20 28th August 2019, 04:29

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Alexa unfortunately there are no bulbs,only light integrated in to circuit board

    Hm, then your car must be younger than mine. Maybe it's possible to replace a broken LED? Or, you need to get a new or secondhand replacement circuit board or speedometer unit.
21. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

    #21 29th August 2019, 11:37

    Thanks mtee you have been very helpful.As far as I know you can't change dashboard because it's coded for the specific car, just like the key. It's not that bad light anyway.
22. Furioman Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS

    #22 29th August 2019, 20:49

    the dials aren't coded to the car, but the mileage is stored in the dials