Dash/Center Console Illumination Issues
#1
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Dash/Center Console Illumination Issues
So my 2009 CLK 350 has two separate illumination issues. Firstly the back light for the gas gauge is flickering, I assume the LED on the cluster board is going out? Secondly my Comand unit is not as bright as it used to be, there again I think the back light mechanism whatever that might be is fading. Anyone else experiencing this and is there any fix beyond major surgery and $$$.
#3
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Huh, it does dim but not really linearly. Me thinks a squirt of DeOxit might be in order. Being an audiophile who sometimes messes with vintage gear I can't believe I didn't think of that, pots get flaky and need to be cleaned.
#4
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Remove the cluster and take a look at it. Here's a tear-down I did for the W203 C-Class, and the CLK is the same:
http://benzbits.com/w203/cluster.html
Go through about the 4th photo to remove the housing and you can see the potentiometer there.
http://benzbits.com/w203/cluster.html
Go through about the 4th photo to remove the housing and you can see the potentiometer there.
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