Brighten Driver Info Display?
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Brighten Driver Info Display?
The driver info display on my 2017 F350 is a bit too dim. It does NOT change brightness with the dash light control. I never had any trouble reading the same display on my 2012 F150, even with sunglasses on, but not so with the F350. I searched the manual and googled the hell out of the topic, but can't find any way to do it. Can the dealer reprogram the brightness setting?
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Did it use to work? I generally find that I have to turn down the lighting in most all vehicles, this is no exception. I get a display when the brightness buttons are pushed and there is a noticable difference + or -. One thing that has happened on mine, is not staying at the last setting. I'll turn it down but then the next time I drive it's all the way up.
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Are you saying that the gauge cluster screen does not get brighter with the +/- brightness button by the headlight switch? Does your truck have any other symptoms , such as the navigation map having the evening background instead of daytime? Check to make sure your rear view mirror light sensor isn’t obstructed by anything.. I’ve had a dealer place their RFID sticker on the backside of the rear view mirror covering up the light sensor
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Are you saying that the gauge cluster screen does not get brighter with the +/- brightness button by the headlight switch? Does your truck have any other symptoms , such as the navigation map having the evening background instead of daytime? Check to make sure your rear view mirror light sensor isn’t obstructed by anything.. I’ve had a dealer place their RFID sticker on the backside of the rear view mirror covering up the light sensor
I'll check the rear view mirror light sensor if I can find it. Thanks.
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Is this with your headlights on during the day? I believe the cluster may be brighter with the headlights off than at full brightness with them on. (But I didn't go outside to check 
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On mine, select SETTINGS (the little gear), then swipe right to get the DISPLAY, then select BRIGHTNESS. Mine is turned nearly all the way down and its still way too darned bright.
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Adjusting the dash lights on mine will change the brightness of the Sync screen. I wish it was otherwise, but my screens do adjust togetehr.
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Strange. Mine is also a 2017 F350 XLT crew cab and it doesn't do anything when I turn the dimmer up or down. Only the lights in the gauges go bright or dim.
The pic I show is from 2015 because I couldn't find a 2017 pic right away. it's close and shows the position of the display screen I'm talking about.
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The pic I show is from 2015 because I couldn't find a 2017 pic right away. it's close and shows the position of the display screen I'm talking about.
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That's odd, I dont believe that's true with mine. The sync3 screen has it's own brightness adjustment through its display menu and is usually way too bright for me. What I hate most is at night, when I park turn the headlights off and it switches to obnoxiously bright.
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