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[Electrical] Sat Nav Screen Dimming
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MJD3
 


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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

Yup - mine does the old "dim - no....don't dim" routine. I must admit to thinking it has something to do with temperature. The screen always settles down once the cabin has warmed up. 10 - have you got the inside track on this one? Very Happy
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Gareth
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If you shine a torch at the two little square things at the bottom of the rev counter you will see what I mean. Do it at night, and you will see how dim your sat nav is compared to daylight mode.
  
Post #4469527th Feb 2006 9:55 pm
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dldisco3
 


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Belgium 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

Also had this issue - but only when it's really cold (below zero), it seems... Rolling Eyes and then after a while when the D3 is warmed up, everything's normal again.

Poor Scandinavians Shocked
  
Post #4895421st Mar 2006 10:15 am
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Mossy
 


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Its a Censored of a fix if you need the sensor changing - the little sensor is all part of a complete unit and in my case was three day job.

Still having problems with it...there seems to be no acceptable norm for it to settle to. Fiddling with the little dimmer by the headlight switch is a compromise, but the next time to start the vehicle, you have to fiddle again.
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Post #4895721st Mar 2006 10:42 am
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10forcash
 


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MJD3 wrote:
Yup - mine does the old "dim - no....don't dim" routine. I must admit to thinking it has something to do with temperature. The screen always settles down once the cabin has warmed up. 10 - have you got the inside track on this one? Very Happy
The screen is exactly the same as a PC LCD screen, it uses a fluroescent backlight. These do not like low temperatures at strike-up, hence the reason why they always start off at full brightness until they have 'warmed up' at that point, the dimming function is fully enabled. If the temperature is still low when the light sensor tries to dim the backlight, the control gear will attempt a re-strike of the fluroescent lamp hence the bright-dim-bright-dim scenario in cold weather.
This isn't a problem peculiar to Disco3's, more to do with LCD and Fluroescent lighting technology in general Wink
  
Post #4896421st Mar 2006 11:18 am
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Foggy
 


Member Since: 09 Feb 2007
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England 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3
SAT NAV DIMMING

I have the sat nav dimming on the left side of the screen too and the spurious flickering. Can goes back into the dealership again next week to have numerous other faults looked at and the 30k service. I'm only sure of one thing that they will give me a hefty bill at the end. Not so sure that the service or the faults will be d=rectified though. Will update once the sat nav is sorted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully. Sad
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Slimer
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Re: SAT NAV DIMMING

Welcome to the site Foggy Thumbs Up

Foggy wrote:
I'm only sure of one thing that they will give me a hefty bill at the end
Why? Apart from the service it sounds like warranty work to me Confused The End  
Post #1288729th Feb 2007 9:32 am
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Gareth
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What other faults have you got Foggy?. Maybe we can give you some advance ammo to fo to the dealer with Wink
  
Post #1288749th Feb 2007 9:42 am
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Will Moore
 


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I have had the dimming sat nav issue since getting the d3 and have reported it the the servicing dealer at every service. It still dims and the dealer's cant deal with it. Has anyone ever had this issue resolved?

rgs Will.
  
Post #1740694th Jul 2007 2:51 pm
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Very Annoyed
 


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I have has this on my RRS since I had the windscreen replaced. It's been in 3 times without luck but since the 2 year service 1 month ago it has stopped! I have no solution but interesting to hear it's a shared problem.
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Chumbucket2
 


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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

FChumbucket just back from dealers.....note not stealers Rolling with laughter all work done under warranty.....

sat nav screen dark then light..........replace unit Thumbs Up
when checking found fault on radio........replace unit Thumbs Up
replace side mouldings/peeling off......replaced Thumbs Up
WHEEL ALIGNMENT 8) no stress!!......done and check sheet supplied...will wait until I come back from France 2500 mile trip.
Supply new rear number plate bulb......supplied and fitted 69p!!

and they washed, hoovered and returned with a smile Rolling with laughter

many thanks to Hartwell Oxford and yet again Paul in servicing Thumbs Up

I'm happy and I'll be happier on Friday as I have to drive for 8hrs in my D3 Bow down
 TONGA GREEN G4 bits and of course DVD for the kids!  
Post #1741924th Jul 2007 7:01 pm
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NoDo$h
 


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So you'll be getting that HSE then? Thumbs Up
 I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.  
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Chumbucket2
 


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And they did a deal on the 30k service which is due when we come back from France!! Will be going to browse the showroom in the Hols Thumbs Up
 TONGA GREEN G4 bits and of course DVD for the kids!  
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DiscoDunc
 


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I also have suffered from the dimming Sat Nav Screen. I looked into this in some detail and was advised by LR that it was due to the Responsive Incremental Throughput. This had Parallel Digital Implications associated with the Integrated Reciprocal Framework of the Proto-Policy Time-Phase. This didnt mean much to me but after further investigation I discovered that this in simplistic terms meant that everything was related to Syngenetic Compositional Evolution of the LCD Balanced Nebulous Throughput.

This conclusion is pretty obvious when you think about it Wink
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Censored kinell Dunc, youv'e been watching too much Doctor Who Wink
  
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