206 GTi Air Conditioning Illumination

Hi

Should the buttons on the air conditioning/heating control panel be
illuminated when the rest of the dashboard lamps are on? It is rather
difficult to control it in the dark. The central display is lit up and
dims when the lights are turned on, so it appears there is a signal
going to the control panel to do this.

I have a year 2000 206 GTi.

Regards,
David

 

Hi,

I have a 2001 GTi and yes the buttons should light up and the centre display
dims when the lights are turned on.

Hope that helps

John

 

John

Thanks, I thought that was the case. What I didn't mention - probably due to
embarrassment - was that I've had the car four years and when I noticed the
lights not on I couldn't actually remember whether they were normally lit up
or not!

I don't suppose anyone knows what might have caused this? I would have
thought that there was more than one bulb in there, so it is unlikely that
it's just a blown bulb. As the centre bit dims when I turn the lights on it
also appears that the connection to the panel is okay (this seems to be the
only lighting connection to the panel according to the Haynes manual).

David

 

I dont know................however I dont think it would be individual
lights for each button but rather a single bulb suppling the light through
optic fibres similar to what Jaguar do.

John

 

Yes I think it probably is too. I might build up the enthusiasm to dismantle
it next weekend, although it is just about livable with.

David

 

If you discover the cure, please let us know.

Cheers

John