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Originally Posted by dekeman
"...Dash-light control dial only illuminates instrument cluster, not fan/temp/clock. 'Don't believe this a unique fault to my truck.' Has anyone found a way to correct this? (Other than turning headlights off.)..."
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Hi dekeman,
Let me first start out by saying that I do understand what you would like to achieve regarding the headlights/accessory meter illumination system. But in your above post you say...
"Don't believe this (is) a unique fault to my truck."! Well, this is not a fault at all but rather a Toyota design safety feature! The courtesy circuit dashboard lighting dims (at night) when the headlights are on to avoid the possibility of creating a blinding glare in the driver's eyes to prevent causing an accident!
I realize that you cannot control this using the
'Dimmer dial' as that's not the dial's intended purpose. There is however, an accessory meter illumination adjustment (ILL-1, ILL-2) to change display output settings. If you turn the
Parking/Head-lights to the off position and hold down the
MODE button, the ILL-1 and ILL-2 output settings will appear... for further instruction refer to your 4Runner year/model/trim manual; pg 2 (index) will direct you to the actual page where your truck's accessory meter settings are located!
The other thing that I wanted to explain is that all of our interior lighting systems are completely managed by the
'Main body ECU compu netwk' which includes, energy consumption (current) monitoring, 'soft start//power-down' ramping, Ground-side switching mode control...etc! So since our lighting systems are, for the most part,
'HOT AT ALL TIMES' and the ECU controls them internally by manipulation of the grounds, there are few things that can be changed in these systems without network malfunction/consequence!
If you feel that you need to use the headlights for extra safety during the day, then you might consider installing some sort of an
'Auxiliary' lighting system for that purpose and then only using your headlights for night time driving; thus allowing the proper use of the accessory meter & courtesy lighting systems, I hope you'll find this helpful,
Cheers!