Dash Lighting Brightness - Far too dim

[scottmoyer]

Isn't there a setting in UConnect that also goes with the dial for brightness? My only complaint with the brightness is during a bright day, it starts raining and the wipers are on, and the headlights are on due to laws that require it, and the entire dash/radio goes into night brightness mode.

There is a light sensor on the dash. How hard would it be for the sensor to actually be part of the light programming to determine lights on, but bright outside, leave dash lighting in day mode. We've been complaining about this since 2019, so after 5 years, I'm not too hopeful that RAM cares to do anything about this.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Isn't there a setting in UConnect that also goes with the dial for brightness? My only complaint with the brightness is during a bright day, it starts raining and the wipers are on, and the headlights are on due to laws that require it, and the entire dash/radio goes into night brightness mode.

There is a light sensor on the dash. How hard would it be for the sensor to actually be part of the light programming to determine lights on, but bright outside, leave dash lighting in day mode. We've been complaining about this since 2019, so after 5 years, I'm not too hopeful that RAM cares to do anything about this.

I don't know any vehicle that does this.

 

[kapinallinen2]

I wonder if benefit could be obtained by inserting an offsetting circuit inline with the output of the BCM.

IIRC the BCM communicates with the IPC via data-bus, so a no go on that.

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

I have to go through all the laborious hassle of manually hitting the dimmer switch up during a daylight rain. I have to lean forward and reach with my left hand. It's a safety hazard! A distraction! Heck it could cause heat attacks with that much physical strain! We're going to die!

But yea, it would have been smart to tie it to the light sensor and not just whenever the headlights come on.

 

[scottmoyer]

It's the same with driving under large overpasses, or thru a small tunnel. My headlights turn on in a split second of the dash sensor experiencing diminished light, but it takes a minute or two for them to turn off when getting back into the light. That minute or two delay during the day, causes the dash and infotainment to be useless.

 

[Rick3478]

Isn't there a setting in UConnect that also goes with the dial for brightness? My only complaint with the brightness is during a bright day, it starts raining and the wipers are on, and the headlights are on due to laws that require it, and the entire dash/radio goes into night brightness mode.

There is a light sensor on the dash. How hard would it be for the sensor to actually be part of the light programming to determine lights on, but bright outside, leave dash lighting in day mode. We've been complaining about this since 2019, so after 5 years, I'm not too hopeful that RAM cares to do anything about this.

I think IIRC there are two settings in UConnect for day and night brightness (headlights on and off) but these are for the infotainment screen, and don't necessarily have the desired effect on the EVIC. I remember having to fiddle with things for awhile to find a tolerable combination, as the factory defaults were nearly undriveable. I also remember the nav map being unreadable in almost any lighting condition, white roads on a light gray background. I think finding the dark theme was the big breakthrough on that.

 

[gpbst3]

Mine are too dim in the day when I turn on the lights during a rain. Yea, at night, welding arc.

Its baffling Ram didn't install a light sensor in the cabin. Bright daylight but raining the headlights come and the dash pretty much goes off.

 

[PetePA]

Its baffling Ram didn't install a light sensor in the cabin. Bright daylight but raining the headlights come and the dash pretty much goes off.

What was more baffling is that when I got my brand new Ford Explorer XLT it didn't have a remote garage door opener on the visor

First world problems.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Its baffling Ram didn't install a light sensor in the cabin. Bright daylight but raining the headlights come and the dash pretty much goes off.

That's actually where the light sensor is. On the dash inside the cabin.

 

[Scap]

What was more baffling is that when I got my brand new Ford Explorer XLT it didn't have a remote garage door opener on the visor

First world problems.

My RAM doesn't have one either.

 

[PetePA]

My RAM doesn't have one either.

There's no way a 2021 limited doesn't have that. You are messing with me.

 

[Scap]

There's no way a 2021 limited doesn't have that. You are messing with me.

It's supposed to be on the visor, right?

 

[PetePA]

It's supposed to be on the visor, right?

Ahh you're messing with me. It must be somewhere else. I don't have a ram yet so I can be tricked into shxt like this

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

Ahh you're messing with me. It must be somewhere else. I don't have a ram yet so I can be tricked into shxt like this

The lowly Bighorn has it on the visor.

 

[Scap]

Ahh you're messing with me. It must be somewhere else. I don't have a ram yet so I can be tricked into shxt like this

If it is somewhere else, I'll be damned if I can find it.

 

[PetePA]

If it is somewhere else, I'll be damned if I can find it.
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The gig is up. My wife said it was on the rear view mirror of the limited we test drove.

 

[kapinallinen2]

If it is somewhere else, I'll be damned if I can find it.
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Stop using the visor for what it is intended for, might find the remote switch...

 

[Scap]

The gig is up. My wife said it was on the rear view mirror of the limited we test drove.

 

[PatriotLonghorn]

The newer Wranglers (JL/JT) must use the exact same switch/step/resistor, as the lighting behavior is identical. Useless during the day with the lights on, or welding arc at night.

 

[PatriotLonghorn]

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What year is this one? 2025?