I'd rather not take it to the dealer if I can fix it with a fuse or something... but my speedo + tach backlighting is out, and I cannot turn on my highbeams or for lights. I can flash the high-beams with a pull on the lever back, but can't turn them on by pushing forward. I looked for a blown fuse for the appropriate symbols in the fuse box, but couldn't find anything. Can anyone suggest a way to troubleshoot this? Thanks for your help in advance.

2008 Cooper S

 

The FRM (Footwell Module) comes to mind:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...solutions.html

 

weird things happen when the battery is starting to fail, it will start the car but cause all kinds of goofy things

 

The car has struggled a little to start up in the colder mornings... would a low battery really kill one section of the dash?

 

yep , it will cause the ac blower not to work right the radio goes weird, the nav screen wild go funny, , and maybe more , all goes away with a new battery