Just noticed on my 2022 F350, When I turn my headlights on my dash lights, along with the radio screen go dim when I turn my headlights on. Anyone else have this issue before.

 

I'm sure you tried the dimmer button to make them brighter, correct?

 

yes, it doesn't happen every time, wasn't sure if it was a voltage issue.

 

Mine does that in certain lighting conditions. In afternoon if the light sensor is in the "shade" then lights are dim and dimmer doesn't help. When I turn the corner and get sun on the sensor, dash lights right up again

 

I haven't noticed this but don't care for the way the center controls go almost full dark when the instrument cluster is dimmed for night driving.

 

Hello there! I'd like to look into this for you. Feel free to send over a private message with your VIN and dealership information at your earliest convenience.

 

This is an example of the truck trying to think for you. And failing. I actually preferred the headlight/dimmer controls on my 07 F150. They were tactile and you could feel for what you needed even with gloves. And my dimmer settings stayed put.

You have at least two "settings" for dimming the dash lights, one for headlights on, the other for everything else, including auto, and off. You will select a dimmer setting for each of these two. This will change the dimmer as you switch from manual on to any other position. In auto the truck will switch between the two as well. And then there is a sensor that will seize control and change the settings for you based on how much sunshine the sensor thinks is coming into the cab when the headlights are on.

It confuses me, and I used to be a systems test engineer for GE, AT&T and other.

Isn't this fun? And each time the truck changes the settings for you you have to take your eyes off the road and look at the headlight controls because the dimmer buttons aren't tactile enough to find without looking at them anymore. I know Ford tried hard to make it a nifty system that looked after your dash settings without you having to bother with it, but failed.

I'd rather have my old F-150 **** that you pulled for fog lights, and the tactile roller thing for the dimmer that would stay put where I left it for headlights on or off.

They did get just about everything else right, though.