My cruise control dash light is super dim. Way more dim than any other light on the dash. I mean at least only half as bright.

All other green and orange dash symbols are much brighter, like the fog lights in image below.

Please not the cruise light is ON in the image below. Thoughts on this?

I also find my cruise button unreliable, it doesn't seem to turn on/off with every push. Or I have to push it really hard. Again, thoughts?

 

Funny you mention that, I was going to have the dealership look at that for me. It must be normal(?).

 

That's why I posted. But why? It's SOO much more dim than any other light on the dash. Makes 0 sense for it to be intentional.

 

I was thinking not so much intentional as a design flaw. I'd love to know if someone knows different though. It bugs me a little too, but for me there are bigger problems for my dealership to tackle.

 

It's driving me INSANE. I think I'm going to call the dealer this week to have it taken in so they can take a look at it. Unless anyone else chimes in that its intentional.

You may be right though. Design flaw probably.

 

Its probably just a bad LED.

 

Possibly. I'll be giving them a call tomorrow.

 

I think I noticed the cruise light on my 2013 also being dimmer than the other lights.

 

03/2012 build cms all4

my cruise on light is the same, dim compared to others

the steering wheel buttons seem to require a "slow" push, a "quick" tap seems to not work reliably

scott

 

I think it is normal because mine is dim too and has been that way since I retrofitted MFSW on my car in 2010.

 

I haven't noticed mine to be any dimmer than the others. I'd suspect an LED not seated right.

 

Yeah mines a 2013 MCS as well.
Exactly what I'm having. 2013 with a 11/12 build and my button requires a "slow" push as well.

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This cannot be by design (the more dim light). It serves 0 purpose and makes no sense. Maybe a design flaw or just a common hiccup in '13's maybe. I'm stupid OCD though and it's driving me crazy lol

 

It can't be that, because everything is SMT components soldered on the circuit board (I know because I've taken a speedo apart). A dealer would only replace the entire speedo, not attempt to "fix" it. I'd suspect that either MINI spec'd a wrong component (LED or resistor) or else it was fabricated with a wrong or defective component.

 

People it is normal. It is a little darker than the other lights. I only say that because multiple people have said that theirs are like that. I personally like it that way I don't like it blaring like the fog light one.

 

Note that the cruise button "I/O" or "1/0" has two sets of functions.
If CC is off, a medium-length push on the button will turn it on. Likewise, if CC is on, a medium-length push on the button will turn it off.

If you have established a cruising speed, then a short tap on the "1/0" button will disengage the CC, but leave it turned on and remembering the set speed. The dim green light indicator stays on. To resume that speed, press the RES button.

 

It's normal. It's dimmer so that you don't notice it all that much at night, like any of the other lights, that should get your attention. Like, the HEY!,your fog lights are on. Or, the TMPS is on, or HEY! Did you know the DSC and DCT are disengaged!...

It's just a little OBTW, the cruise control is on.

The dealer will tell you it's normal vehicle operation and just slightly annoyed that you are wasting their time.

 

My 2012 cruise buttons require a noticeably harder push than the ones on my 2009. I presumed I had just got a poor one, but maybe they've all changed.

 

Okay... so I emailed my MA.. this was the response I got...

 

Duh!

 

I checked mine this afternoon, the cruise light was just as bright as the fog light indicator or the DSC light.

 

I don't remember which way is dimmed, but it is only dimmed if the headlights are on or off, one or the other.

 

I was driving today with my headlights on, and it was dimmed. To me, even if it's intended, it makes ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO sense. "OMG my fog light warning light is on... what do I do!"... I rarely say this to myself. Just totally weird to have something like this "intended".

Actually, AFK a minute I'm going to go into the garage and turn the lights off and try it, see if there really is a difference.

<runs to garage></garage run>

Minuscule. Like BARELY a difference vs lights off and on.

Still, super stupid intended feature.

Honestly, the more I think about it, the angrier I get haha. I'm OCD enough that I will probably never use the cruise control feature in the MINI again due to this brightness difference.