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Lighting for instruments andcontrols

Lighting for instruments and controls



Instrument lighting rheostat 16 is equipped with a built-in electronic unit.

Current is supplied to the rheostat via fuse 29. Rheostat 16 steplessly varies the intensity of the lighting in connected components with the aid of a PWM signal.

Current from pin 2 is supplied to the following components:




540 Main instrument display panel

541 SID unit


Current from pin 3 of the rheostat is supplied to the following components:




18 Lighting for main instrument display panel

25 Hazard flasher switch

91 Selector lever lamp

148 Ashtray illumination

216 Automatic climate control unit display lighting

252 Switch for electrically heated driver's seat

253 Switch for electrically heated passenger's seat

353 Radio dial illumination

375 Mobile telephone installation pre-wiring

506 WINTER switch (TCM)

518 TCS switch

537 TCM SPORT switch


Current from pin 5 is supplied to the following components:




10 Stalk switch for lights

88 Switch for extra fog lights

161 Switch for rear fog light

282 Headlamp beam adjustment switch

386 Switches, electric window lifts, electrically operated sunroof


Current from pin 9 is supplied to the following components:




154 Lighting, heater controls

216 Control module, ACC


Illumination of the rheostat itself is also controlled.

The rheostat sends a "Rheostat value" to the SID unit which uses it to control the instrument and display lighting in different systems. The SID unit also uses the rheostat value to calculate the display lighting value.