Revice

I have a 1992 190e with 131xxx miles on it. An excellent car-runs good etc. For some strange reason my dashboard won't light up at night anymore. I've changed the fuse (under the hood). They still won't come on. Any ideas? Did I change the incorrect hood by chance? Please help me-this is driving me nuts. Please email agilmore@travelers.com Thanks

shadowgriffen

I'm sorry I know this is going to sound a bit crazy but have you by any chance had someone in the car mess around with the light ambiance adjustment ***? You know, the one you press to reset your trip but instead twist to adjust the light?

have you tried that?

shadowgriffen

any update on this?

Revice

I've tried everything...still no lights on dash. I tried screwing around with the clock setting knob-and the trip ometer setting knowb--nothing. I changed a fuse or two under the hood--still nothing. Not sure what else it could be...HELP!

MTI

The entire instrument cluster package is on the circuit with fuse No.9, but that one is typically "bridged" with No. 10, a red 16A fuse. Have a look at those positions, check the fuse with a circuit tester or ohm meter, not visually, since those fuses can "look good" but be bad.

However, a bad fuse would usually mean that the whole cluster electrics would be out, not just the lighting. You may have a fault in either the rheostat that controls the brightness, or the headlight switch function.