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2002 S-type 4.0 speedometer and tachometer back-light not lighting?

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Old 06-01-2015, 10:56 AM
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Default 2002 S-type 4.0 speedometer and tachometer back-light not lighting?

I just noticed that my speedometer and tachometer back-lighting is no longer working. The LED's for the odometer and information center is working fine. Does anyone know if this is just a broken light or is the instrument cluster running on different fuses? I checked the F13 fuse and that works and controls the information center LED readout.
I did recently slide out the radio/AC control unit just to check if there were any wires loose because of my battery drain issue, but don't think that caused the light to go out.. but just wanted to mention that, just in case.

By the way, I don't remember, does the head light switch illuminate and the dimmer control for the dashboard? They don't as far as I can see. But I don't remember if they did or not. I'll have to check in the dark. Same thing for the AC controls do the buttons illuminate. The LED above the buttons do, but don't remember if the symbols on the buttons actually illuminated.
 
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Old 06-01-2015, 11:02 AM
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Not sure but do check that the dash light dimmer in not turned all the way down.

That has caught a few people in the past.
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Old 06-01-2015, 11:10 AM
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I already tried that.. I have it turned all of the way up but no light. Only lights are the LED odometer/information center on the bottom.
 
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Old 06-01-2015, 11:31 AM
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Ok you have it turned all the way up, now turn it up and down all the way 5 times fast, see if that cleans it contacts
 
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Old 06-02-2015, 07:20 PM
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Got it fixed. Took the radio back out and then put it back in. A wire must be a bit loose.
 
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