MJD3
Joined: 21 Jul 2005
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Yup - mine does the old "dim - no....don't dim" routine. I must admit to thinking it has something to do with temperature. The screen always settles down once the cabin has warmed up. 10 - have you got the inside track on this one?  2006 TDV6 HSE
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Gareth
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If you shine a torch at the two little square things at the bottom of the rev counter you will see what I mean. Do it at night, and you will see how dim your sat nav is compared to daylight mode. Silver TDV6 HSE
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| Mon Feb 27 2006 10:55pm |
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dldisco3
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Hasselt
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Also had this issue - but only when it's really cold (below zero), it seems...  and then after a while when the D3 is warmed up, everything's normal again.
Poor Scandinavians 
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| Tue Mar 21 2006 11:15am |
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Mossy
Joined: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
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Its a  of a fix if you need the sensor changing - the little sensor is all part of a complete unit and in my case was three day job.
Still having problems with it...there seems to be no acceptable norm for it to settle to. Fiddling with the little dimmer by the headlight switch is a compromise, but the next time to start the vehicle, you have to fiddle again. D3 HSE V8...
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| Tue Mar 21 2006 11:42am |
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10forcash
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MJD3 wrote:Yup - mine does the old "dim - no....don't dim" routine. I must admit to thinking it has something to do with temperature. The screen always settles down once the cabin has warmed up. 10 - have you got the inside track on this one?
The screen is exactly the same as a PC LCD screen, it uses a fluroescent backlight. These do not like low temperatures at strike-up, hence the reason why they always start off at full brightness until they have 'warmed up' at that point, the dimming function is fully enabled. If the temperature is still low when the light sensor tries to dim the backlight, the control gear will attempt a re-strike of the fluroescent lamp hence the bright-dim-bright-dim scenario in cold weather.
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| Tue Mar 21 2006 12:18pm |
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Foggy
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Norwich
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I have the sat nav dimming on the left side of the screen too and the spurious flickering. Can goes back into the dealership again next week to have numerous other faults looked at and the 30k service. I'm only sure of one thing that they will give me a hefty bill at the end. Not so sure that the service or the faults will be d=rectified though. Will update once the sat nav is sorted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully.  Keep on a troshin'
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| Fri Feb 09 2007 10:27am |
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Slimer
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Welcome to the site Foggy 
Foggy wrote:I'm only sure of one thing that they will give me a hefty bill at the end
Why? Apart from the service it sounds like warranty work to me     
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| Fri Feb 09 2007 10:32am |
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Gareth
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What other faults have you got Foggy?. Maybe we can give you some advance ammo to fo to the dealer with Silver TDV6 HSE
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| Fri Feb 09 2007 10:42am |
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Will Moore
Joined: 04 Jul 2007
Location: Lost in Space
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I have had the dimming sat nav issue since getting the d3 and have reported it the the servicing dealer at every service. It still dims and the dealer's cant deal with it. Has anyone ever had this issue resolved?
rgs Will.
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| Wed Jul 04 2007 3:51pm |
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Very Annoyed
Joined: 19 Nov 2005
Location: Up there, past the strange people and the sheep.
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I have has this on my RRS since I had the windscreen replaced. It's been in 3 times without luck but since the 2 year service 1 month ago it has stopped! I have no solution but interesting to hear it's a shared problem. Slowly building a silver G4 RRS!
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| Wed Jul 04 2007 3:59pm |
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Chumbucket2
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Over the top
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FChumbucket just back from dealers.....note not stealers  all work done under warranty.....
sat nav screen dark then light..........replace unit
when checking found fault on radio........replace unit
replace side mouldings/peeling off......replaced
WHEEL ALIGNMENT  no stress!!......done and check sheet supplied...will wait until I come back from France 2500 mile trip.
Supply new rear number plate bulb......supplied and fitted 69p!!
and they washed, hoovered and returned with a smile
many thanks to Hartwell Oxford and yet again Paul in servicing
I'm happy and I'll be happier on Friday as I have to drive for 8hrs in my D3  TONGA GREEN G4 bits and of course DVD for the kids!
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| Wed Jul 04 2007 8:01pm |
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NoDo$h
Joined: 02 May 2006
Location: Decapod 10
Posts: 5487
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So you'll be getting that HSE then? Don't Panic! Everything will be fine.... inflation is only 2.5% 3.0% 3.3% and the flying pigs are carbon neutral 
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| Wed Jul 04 2007 10:26pm |
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Chumbucket2
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Over the top
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And they did a deal on the 30k service which is due when we come back from France!! Will be going to browse the showroom in the Hols TONGA GREEN G4 bits and of course DVD for the kids!
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| Thu Jul 05 2007 7:38am |
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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I also have suffered from the dimming Sat Nav Screen. I looked into this in some detail and was advised by LR that it was due to the Responsive Incremental Throughput. This had Parallel Digital Implications associated with the Integrated Reciprocal Framework of the Proto-Policy Time-Phase. This didnt mean much to me but after further investigation I discovered that this in simplistic terms meant that everything was related to Syngenetic Compositional Evolution of the LCD Balanced Nebulous Throughput.
This conclusion is pretty obvious when you think about it Duncan
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| Tue Jul 17 2007 9:18pm |
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Gareth
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kinell Dunc, youv'e been watching too much Doctor Who Silver TDV6 HSE
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