I have a 2015 Sonic LT with the driver confidence package, and feel like the lights in the upper dash console are really dim. During the day I'm lucky if I can see any light from the display, let alone at night. Has anyone else with this system noticed the same thing, or is it a possibility that I have a defective lighting unit? I took it to the dealer when I first got the car and they told me "There's nothing we can do about it."
Driver Confidence Package-Dim Dash Lights
- Thread starter jyahknots
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INeFFeCTiVE
Useless!
What in the world is the driver confidence package...
ScarabEpic22
Member
Have you tried using the dimmer on the headlight switch to holding/repeatedly pressing it up to see if it's just set low?
zomby woof
Member
It used to be called the advanced safety pkg and includes lane departure warning, forward collision alert, and rear park assist
Maddmatts
Member
I agree with ScarabEpic22. It's most likely that someone set the gauge brightness too low.
Other possibilities:
Make sure nothing is covering the translucent dome in the center of the front window defrost vents.
With the engine on and the car in gear, look at what icons are lit on the tachometer. If you see what looks like a green pair of lights shining to the left and right while in direct sunlight, something might be wrong with the light sensor.
Other possibilities:
Make sure nothing is covering the translucent dome in the center of the front window defrost vents.
With the engine on and the car in gear, look at what icons are lit on the tachometer. If you see what looks like a green pair of lights shining to the left and right while in direct sunlight, something might be wrong with the light sensor.
Been off this site for quite some time and catching up......messing with the dimmer switch was one of the first things I messed with when I noticed the issue. I didn't solve anything either. I asked the dealership about it and they told me there wasn't anything they could do about it. It's specifically the "Driver Confidence Package" (aka: poor mans BMW....or wanna be crash avoidance system) that is lacking in sufficient lighting, everything else works and functions as its supposed to. I had the dash apart a few weeks ago and had the console cover off that houses the lighting package for this system and didn't notice anything that may be blocking the light source in front of it. I'm sure it's a bad part or something, but the dealership doesn't want to replace it for whatever reason.
