Why doesn't the dashboard light up when the position lights are turned on?

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Shaun
07/30/25 7:23am
The reasons why the dashboard does not light up when the position lights are turned on: the dashboard's backlight has a problem; there is an issue with the dashboard's power supply circuit, or the dashboard's power supply fuse is broken; the vehicle's position light switch is damaged. How to turn on the dashboard lights: First, you need to turn on the vehicle's position lights. Once the position lights are on, the dashboard lights will quickly illuminate. At the same time, the lights on the interior function buttons and the vehicle's front and rear position lights will also turn on. For some car models equipped with LCD dashboards, the lighting may not be very noticeable when activated. There are four types of vehicle dashboards: Conventional analog gauge clusters, analog gauge clusters paired with a trip computer, analog gauge clusters matched with an LCD display, and full LCD displays. Although dashboards come in various types, their primary function is to display the vehicle's speed and specific parameters, as well as other vehicle functions. This is a standard configuration that almost every vehicle must have.
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