Rockpaperscissors
Member Since: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Somewhere South North of Cardiff
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Bit of an odd one
I got in the car tonight ready for work, turned the lights on, sidelights=ok headlights=ok looked down and the instrument panel was still in darkness, flashed the headlights and it sprung into action 
Any ideas?
RPS
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 23rd Jan 2013 9:53 pm |
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stingerrevo
Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: Michigan
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Mine does the same thing. I also noticed the radio buttons are not lit up either. I messed with the dimmer switch and they light up. I also notice it happens when the car is very very cold like less than 15F degrees. Not sure the cause yet thinking the body control module does not like to be cold.
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| 24th Jan 2013 3:57 am |
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fireflash
Member Since: 24 Oct 2010
Location: Lincolnshire Yellow Belly
Posts: 208
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Same thing happening on my 07 RRS 
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| 24th Jan 2013 4:13 am |
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Rockpaperscissors
Member Since: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Somewhere South North of Cardiff
Posts: 801
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yup it certainly is cold here at the moment  lets hope it is that then.
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| 24th Jan 2013 6:13 am |
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lee157
Member Since: 01 Oct 2008
Location: in the middle
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Messing with the dimmer switch works on mine too 
Lee
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| 24th Jan 2013 6:03 pm |
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Barn1e
D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
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Mine did it his week for the first time. Minus 6 degrees. Turned ignition off and on, then all ok. 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
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| 24th Jan 2013 6:17 pm |
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Rockpaperscissors
Member Since: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Somewhere South North of Cardiff
Posts: 801
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It worked fine this morning...one of those "quirky" Disco things
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| 24th Jan 2013 6:21 pm |
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StuF
Member Since: 21 Jan 2013
Location: Lincoln
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Rockpaperscissors wrote:It worked fine this morning...one of those "quirky" Disco things
Hearing about more and more of these!
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| 24th Jan 2013 6:44 pm |
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disco_steve
Member Since: 25 Aug 2009
Location: Are you sure this is the M5 ?
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Dodgy dimmer switch Never get mad - get even !!
06 D3 now gone to family member and still going strong at 265k
previous vehicles:
04 D2 TD5 - (clocked 189k from new)
52 X-Trail 2.2 SVE
various euro boxes !
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| 24th Jan 2013 6:59 pm |
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Rockpaperscissors
Member Since: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Somewhere South North of Cardiff
Posts: 801
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disco_steve wrote:Dodgy dimmer switch
Steve is this a from experience or a known fault. if it is then im sure I could change the dimmer switch with the old one.
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| 30th Jan 2013 3:21 pm |
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achampagne
Member Since: 03 Feb 2013
Location: NH
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So has anyone come to certian fix for this? Mine only fully work when on Auto, all the other settings leave the back lights of the interior buttons dark.
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| 16th Feb 2013 3:03 am |
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Rockpaperscissors
Member Since: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Somewhere South North of Cardiff
Posts: 801
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achampagne
Do you have or have you had water leaking into the footwells??
I may be wrong but im staring to think is all linked.
Wet carpet = No sport mode/manual funtion, faulty light illumination.
RPS
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| 16th Feb 2013 6:28 am |
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wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
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achampagne wrote:So has anyone come to certian fix for this? Mine only fully work when on Auto, all the other settings leave the back lights of the interior buttons dark.
If they never come on it could be just a fuse. Had this exact problem when picking my D3 up from the dealer the first time  . Handbook is in the car so cannot tell you which fuse to check.
Wiljo D3 V8 HSE Auto in Zermatt silver - driveway version gone but not forgotten, only the living room cupboard version remains
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| 16th Feb 2013 12:55 pm |
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achampagne
Member Since: 03 Feb 2013
Location: NH
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wvlenthe wrote:achampagne wrote:So has anyone come to certian fix for this? Mine only fully work when on Auto, all the other settings leave the back lights of the interior buttons dark.
If they never come on it could be just a fuse. Had this exact problem when picking my D3 up from the dealer the first time . Handbook is in the car so cannot tell you which fuse to check.
Wiljo
When you go out can you look, I only see one fuse.
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| 16th Feb 2013 3:10 pm |
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wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
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68 I think. D3 V8 HSE Auto in Zermatt silver - driveway version gone but not forgotten, only the living room cupboard version remains
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| 16th Feb 2013 5:59 pm |
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