Dashboard lights too bright

[Difinity]

Now I'm settling in with the car, is there any way to dim the dash/console lights at night. They are too bright for me. Dealer could not help with this one...

[Guest001]

Now I'm settling in with the car, is there any way to dim the dash/console lights at night. They are too bright for me. Dealer could not help with this one...

Isnt here a little dial on the dash like in the VWs.
Surely a read of the lighting section in the manual will be enlightening LOL

[team_v]

Isnt here a little dial on the dash like in the VWs.
Surely a read of the lighting section in the manual will be enlightening LOL

I couldnt see anything like that on the pictures of the driver area of a Fabia on google.
Also, is the OP after the speedometer/tacho section to be dimmed or the centre media/air console section?

[Rubbadub]

I've had a good look on Briskoda, and apparently there is no option on the Fabia for this. I don't have a problem with the brightness, personally, but you'd think at least an option in the settings would be available, if not an actual dial or toggle on the dash.

[dArK5HaD0w]

do u not have one of these rotary dials.....left of screen?

[Guest001]

do u not have one of these rotary dials.....left of screen?

Thats the one I meant

[Rubbadub]

Nope, only a controller for the headlight level in that position.

[Guest001]

Have a look at this thread Not sure if it will help as I dont know what Maxidot is

Instrument Panel Light Dimming - Skoda Fabia II - BRISKODA.net - The Skoda Forum and Community

[Difinity]

Just drove home from Sydney - unable to see the road clearly because the bloody dash is too bright. Dangerous.
According to the Briskoda link, the Fabia 2 doesn't have a dimmer facility. I am now thinking of an auto electrician to install one. Not good for a brand new car though. The rest is mostly great though - just can't bloody see where I'm going...

[Jake02]

Have you tried accessing through the radio? My brother and I test drove a Golf6 90TSI (with the RCD310 audio system - same system as the Fabia/Roomster range/Yeti 77TSI/Octavia 90TSI/77TDI) a few weeks ago and when trying to find the Bluetooth set up in the radio it had "screen brightness", perhaps this dims the panel too? Other than that, what a bloody stupid oversight!

[Guest001]

Have you tried accessing through the radio? My brother and I test drove a Golf6 90TSI (with the RCD310 audio system - same system as the Fabia/Roomster range/Yeti 77TSI/Octavia 90TSI/77TDI) a few weeks ago and when trying to find the Bluetooth set up in the radio it had "screen brightness", perhaps this dims the panel too? Other than that, what a bloody stupid oversight!

That normally sets the RADIO screen brightness

[Pugdriver]

I chased this up before buying the car - you definitely can't adjust the dash brightness on Fabias.

Bloody silly isn't it.

We drove one into the dealer's undercover car park (dark) and decided we could live with it, but it's not impressive is it - how much did they save - a dollar if lucky...

We have previously rented a Ford Focus (2007 model in NZ) and found the same - no adjustment and way too bright... Current model Focus has adjustment again - must have had a few complaints...

[Umai Naa!!]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the ability to dim the instruments is an ADR requirement.

Shirley there has to be some way to dim them.

[Diesel_vert]

Send an e-mail to Skoda AU (or even Skoda UK or Skoda CZ) and ask for written confirmation.

Seems like a strange omission to me.

[mmmRacer]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the ability to dim the instruments is an ADR requirement.

Shirley there has to be some way to dim them.

Thats what I thought too. Because one of the few things that had to be done on my Jap import Silvia to get it registered in Oz was the addition of a light dimmer. Although that was 18 years ago now I would have thought the law was still the same.