Pistonheads review (UK)

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'only the heating and ventilation controls are backlit'

This will be fun off-road at night....

'Engineers say the Grenadier will meet forthcoming ADAS requirements for active steering assistance by putting slight braking force through individual front wheels; the hydraulically assisted steering box can’t be electrically controlled.'

I was wondering how they were going to implement the active steering.

 

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Here are pics I have at night:

 

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The controls seem sufficiently backlit to me. Maybe something was wrong with the panel-lighting in the car driven by this reviewer.

 

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• Feb 13, 2023

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Perhaps they had the dimmer turned low.

Glad the instruments and controls are nice and bright.

 

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I hope we can change the colour of that backlighting... white light sucks at night. Prefer an amber colour, easier on the eyes.

 

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Wayneos said:

I hope we can change the colour of that backlighting... white light sucks at night. Prefer an amber colour, easier on the eyes.

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Nail polish works

 

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Isn’t there mood lighting? I’m sure I saw it mentioned. Perhaps it changes the colour of the switchgear backlight as well?

 

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Wayneos said:

I hope we can change the colour of that backlighting... white light sucks at night. Prefer an amber colour, easier on the eyes.

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I "suspect" the white might change colour when the switch is activated....

 

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Are the instrument lights dimmable?

 

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Are the instrument lights dimmable?

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Don't know for sure but I would be damned surprised if they weren't

 

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Wayneos said:

I hope we can change the colour of that backlighting... white light sucks at night. Prefer an amber colour, easier on the eyes.

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it will be one LED behind each button. They will for sure not be RGB LED. So to change the colour you would have to exchange the LED.

 

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Wayneos said:

I hope we can change the colour of that backlighting... white light sucks at night. Prefer an amber colour, easier on the eyes.

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Even modern digital cameras fail with colors if the light / dark contrast is too high. The highlights then look almost always white.

 

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Are the instrument lights dimmable?

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One of the reviewers said yes, but that it took four touches to do so. Sorry - no idea which review I saw that in.