the amber needle and number illumination died on my 05 MCS, they no longer turn on when I turn on the headlights.

tach, speedo, fuel and temp gauges still function normally, just no illumination. Everything else seems to work just fine. kick panel fuses seem fine and 21 reset didn't change anything.

I am not 100% sure I am checking the right fuses because they only give a little picture indicating what they control :/.

 

Did any other night illumination go out? Almost all of the interior night illumination (gauges, radio buttons, heat/air controls, steering wheel buttons, etc) is powered from the Instrument Cluster Control Module in the speedometer. It is connected to these fuses: F5, F9, F21

 

I did a 21 reset with no effect-- I also checked F5/F9 and F21 and they were all good:(

Pretty much ALL of the night illumination is out-- tach/speedo lighting, HVAC lighting, window control lighting and steering wheel lighting. All of the LCD screens still work-- ODO, onboard computer and radio still works, all information center lights still work, e-brake etc.