i doubt it would be an LCD, the 201 is very close to the W124 in many aspects, and W124s use a 1.2W bulb in that strip. the W126 has a fiber optic line coming in from the octupus bulb behind the dash to light up that shifter strip.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)