Screwdriver or a small ratchet with a 7mm or 8mm socket If your dashboard lights are still not working or if one or more bulbs in the gauge cluster are not working, remove the gauge cluster from the dashboard and check the electrical connections and bulbs. Start your car and check again to see if the dashboard lights are functioning properly. If the fuse is obviously damaged or faulty, replace it with a new fuse of the same type and amp rating. Use a fuse puller or a pair of needle nose pliers to remove the dashboard light fuse and visually inspect it for any damage. This cuts the power to most fuses in the fuse box, making it safe to service them. Note: When removing fuses from the fuse box, always have the key turned to the zero position on the ignition.
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Refer to the owner's manual of your car if you are having trouble locating the fuse. The fuse boxes may be hidden under the hood near the engine or tucked away under the dashboard. This fuse will be located inside one of the fuse boxes for the vehicle. Step 1: Locate the fuse for the dashboard lights. If the dashboard lights do not come one even after adjusting the dimmer switch, the dashboard light fuses may have blown. Press the switch and see if the dashboard lights become brighter. After locating the dimmer switch, turn the key to the second position and turn on the headlights.
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The dimmer switch may have been pressed by accident or adjusted by another driver of the vehicle causing the dashboard lights to become dull or switched off. If you are experiencing your dash lights not working, there are a few things we can do to get them working on your own that can easily be performed at home. Therefore it is important to have your dashboard lights working properly.
Having these lights work properly is particularly useful when driving at night.īroken dashboard lights can leave you clueless to whether your vehicle is experiencing engine problems, such as running out of gas or overheating, often until it is too late. These important lights include the speedometer, the fuel and temperature gauges among others.
You can also use a test light connected in place of the fuse and do the same testing by disconnecting the connectors in the harness until the light goes out.Vehicle dashboard lights assist the driver in monitoring the various gauges of their car. In the attached image C517 which is attached to the rear shelf in the trunk can be disconnected, if the short goes away the problem is in the rear lighting harness. To narrow it down even faster you can go to each of the tail and front lights, pull them out like you were changing a bulb, there will be a connector in the line, if you disconnect them one at a time you could find that the short is in one of the lights itself. I would only use it for about ten minutes, then let the wires cool as the short will try to heat them up. The needle will bounce around as the breaker cycles. You connect it in place of the fuse and then hold the needle close to the path of the wire. It's basically a thermal circuit breaker and a magnetic needle. Go to a parts store or online and get a short finder. The attached should cover the lights that are the problem. Fuse 10 still has a large circuit but it should be easier to trace.ĭid anything happen prior to this like any accidents or changing of bulbs? Does this car have a hitch on it? Trailer harnesses are real bad about shorting. The one under the hood powers a few other circuits before it gets to the lights.
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