Gauge Lights
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I just bought an Elan Plus 2 and this may be a bit of a silly question but are the gauge lights supposed to come on when the headlights are on?
- chickenstock10k
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no......
on my early +2 you had the pull switch for the headlight up....the twist to turn them on....
then a flick switch on the dash that said panel.......this turned the dash lights on
on my early +2 you had the pull switch for the headlight up....the twist to turn them on....
then a flick switch on the dash that said panel.......this turned the dash lights on
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theelanman - Coveted Fifth Gear
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Is it the panel switch? Second to the left on the top row?
http://classical-dash.co.uk/product-det ... an-2s-130/
http://classical-dash.co.uk/product-det ... an-2s-130/
- chickenstock10k
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A +2S130 has a three position switch (labelled PANEL as you said) that controls the interior lights. On my car (which seems to be pretty original), the function is as follows:
The middle position is the normal setting. No idea why Lotus chose to have the gauge lights user switchable... there is no situation I can think of where this might be desirable.
[edit: Just as vxah said...]
- Up - Gauge and interior lights off
- Middle - Gauge lights on if side lights are on, interior lights off
- Down - Gauge lights on if side lights are on, interior lights on
The middle position is the normal setting. No idea why Lotus chose to have the gauge lights user switchable... there is no situation I can think of where this might be desirable.
[edit: Just as vxah said...]
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JonB - Coveted Fifth Gear
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JonB wrote:A +2S130 has a three position switch (labelled PANEL as you said) that controls the interior lights. On my car (which seems to be pretty original), the function is as follows:
- Up - Gauge and interior lights off
- Middle - Gauge lights on if side lights are on, interior lights off
- Down - Gauge lights on if side lights are on, interior lights on
The middle position is the normal setting. No idea why Lotus chose to have the gauge lights user switchable... there is no situation I can think of where this might be desirable.
[edit: Just as vxah said...]
? Parked on the road with the sidelamps on and dash lights off? Might give the battery an extra 5 minutes
- vxah
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Well it looks like I have some troubleshooting to do since there appears to be be no sign of life with the gauge lights!
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