On Mon, 12 May 2008 19:18:25 -0400, David Geesaman
<dgeesamanNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>aspasia wrote:
>> This isn't earthshaking, but I've been curious why,
>> when I put the lights on, the time no longer shows.
>>
>> 99 GLE
>>
>> Any clue?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Aspasia
>
>Because the ambient light is too bright. The clock dims so as to be
>more comfortable at night.
>
>If you pull the clock and clip the dimmer wire it will be fully bright
>no matter whether your headlights are on or not. I forget which wire -
>but I recall learning it from www.maxima.org.
>
>Oh, and it's definitely not too bright now when it is dark inside the
cabin.
>
>Dave
Thanks, Dave.
OK, for a minute I thought you understood INTERIOR lights.
Yes, I did mean HEADLIGHTS.
It happens even when I put headlights on during the day -- say,
when it's overcast.
Do I get another chance to ask q? <G>
Aspasia
Aspasia


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