my dad's...I went to visit him this weekend....Thing is mint and well maintained...anyhow.....he sez the dash illumination is hit or miss...It was dailight when I saw it and only had about two minutes to check it out...I checked and wiggled the appropriate fuse under the hood...what else could I refer him to?

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Rob M
Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles

the control for the dash lights is a removable unit. pop the dash pod out and I think it is only one or two screws to remove it. You can buy a replacement at MB, or try cleaning it, or somefolks have just soldered in a wire to bypass it.

Thanks! I was thinking the same thing. But I had only a couple of minutes and (this sounds weird) my Dad doesn't know me well enough to be comfortable with me popping his instrument cluster out.....He bought the car in 1980 in Germany and said "this is the last car I'm buying". So far he's right on course....The thing is well cared for and is in tip top shape.

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Rob M
Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles