Air Vent thumbwheel illuminated??
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Air Vent thumbwheel illuminated??
Just got my new 2012 GLK 350 last week, noticed air vent thumbwheel did not light up.. Does air vent thumbwheel suppose to be illuminated?
Appreciate any info and help.
Thanks.
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Thanks.
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it illuminates for the 2010 models 
correction: it does not illuminate. guess I was thinking about something else sorry
correction: it does not illuminate. guess I was thinking about something else sorry
Last edited by mr.mbenz; Sep 28, 2011 at 10:14 PM. Reason: correction update
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Must be European, because my 2010 does not illuminate. The ring around the light switch also does not light . This is also true on my wife's C class. The dealer thought the bulb was burned out but came back to say that none of them have a light behind the switch.
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No - and yes. 
When one air vent thumbwheel is fully closed: Not illuminated. Very sophisticated design by MB, as the sun in a month and a half, is leaving us for two months here, far up in the north.
Illuminated: As soon as one thumbwheel is turned for the air vent to open, only that respective wheel will be "background" illuminated, and the number of white "dots" displayed denotes the magnitude of the air flow, as seen in daylight.
However, as said: Increasing the instrument cluster illumination above the level I normally use, is needed to see the air vent thumbwheel setting as well.
I certainly have seen the requirement for such an illumination upstate NY too, so I assumed this feature would be included in your deliveries as well, unless it just disappeared between build 05 - and 10/2009
When one air vent thumbwheel is fully closed: Not illuminated. Very sophisticated design by MB, as the sun in a month and a half, is leaving us for two months here, far up in the north.
Illuminated: As soon as one thumbwheel is turned for the air vent to open, only that respective wheel will be "background" illuminated, and the number of white "dots" displayed denotes the magnitude of the air flow, as seen in daylight.
However, as said: Increasing the instrument cluster illumination above the level I normally use, is needed to see the air vent thumbwheel setting as well.
I certainly have seen the requirement for such an illumination upstate NY too, so I assumed this feature would be included in your deliveries as well, unless it just disappeared between build 05 - and 10/2009
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