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Cabin light intensity: Notes

Fig 1: Cabin Light Intensity Communication Diagram
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Fig 2: Cabin Light Intensity Circuit Diagram
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When the light intensity in the cabin exceeds a certain level, the SID sends out RHEOSTAT VALUE 0% on the bus.

To increase bulb life, the main instrument unit's control module then turns off the following instrument lighting:

For better visibility, the brightness of the indicator and warning lamps is set to two different levels.

Low brightness at night and high brightness during the day.

The SID transmits the cabin light intensity (in lux), and at a certain value, the main instrument unit control module changes the light intensity of the following lamps:

Common to all these lamps is that they are supplied with +15 current from the main instrument unit and grounded through its control module.

The brightness of the following lamps is changed between day and night in a similar way but they are all supplied with current from the component in question and grounded through the main instrument unit.