Leg A See

Well I got to witness the dimmer in action this afternoon, finally! I picked up my son from summer camp. On our way home a storm rolled through and of course it got fairly dark for 4:15 in the afternoon. My headlights (that I keep on Auto) came on and shortly after my dash lights dimmed. So for whatever reason the other night, it wasn't dark enough? But at 4:15 in the afternoon it was. LOL So weird.

Anyway, thanks for the input and I'm glad I know how it works now.

I haven't really played around with this switch too much but it does dim the dash lights if the headlights are on and (presumably) it's dark outside. During the day, when the headlights are off, the switch doesn't do anything.

I tried it at night and it didn't do anything. But I will try it again when it's dark out.

Yes, mine works, although at times they do seem a little possessed brightening and dimming in reaction to the ambient light.

 

If the lights are off, there is one setting for the dash/gauges ... on.

 

If your dial is set like the picture, all the way up, it is bright all the time.

But I can turn it and nothing happens.

Maybe I'm suddenly stupid, but shouldn't the dial control/dim the lights of the dash/gauge lights? I had a 2013 Outback and that's what this dial did. But in my new Legacy, nothing happens when I turn it. I asked my salesman and he said "It works when the lights are on at night". Well last night I drove at night and still nothing. Is there a setting or something I'm missing to make it work?

I stole this photo from the interwebz to show what I mean. The dial at the top right. Does yours do anything?