Hey all.. I have a 2001 Acura CL Type-S. One thing that is driving me nutz is the clock in dash. At night cannot see the time unless I turn on the cabin light. Is this normal? Should it light up when the headlights are turned on? Also should the Air Cond LCD light up as well. Please advise. My warranty is running out in Aug so still have time to get this all fixed for FREE before that is over. Thanks in advance...

 

the light on the clock should be on as soon as you start your car or put it on accesories..... nothing to do with headlights, parking lights, or interior lights, take it to the dealer

 

VERY TRUE, HAS TO DO WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS/MODULE

 

Daytime running lights module? forgive me for what may seem a silly question, but is the car supposed to have daytime running lights?

at any rate, my clock is not illuminated either and it bugs me too.

 

We don't have daytime running lights in the US.

Dumb suggestion....check your dimmer control for your interior lights, see if that doesn't make a difference. When the head lights are on, all the lights inside will dim.

If not, take it to the dealer.

 

my clock went out and I just gave it a slight bump with my hand and it came on. It's worth a shot

 

lol, thanks i'll give that a try this evening.

 

My clock would not light either. It should be lit when your headlights are on. I took it the dealer, they replaced the backlight bulb in the clock, now it works fine. I bet that is the problem.

 

mine did the same exact thing and i didn't even know it was supposed to be on but my friend smacked it and the dash around it about 20 times and it's worked ever since, but since it's on warranty have them mess with it...

 

so this morning when i was leaving my garage, i gave the dash a little bump to see if the light would come one... viola! it worked. however, about an 90 minutes later when i got into the car to drive to work, from the gym, the ac/heater thermostat got really whacky.

it showed "20" on the screen, that it was a/c off and no matter what button i pushed, or knob i turned, it wouldn't change the temperature, the amount of air coming through, or the display. finally, after a few minutes of futzin' around with it, it snapped back into order and worked fine all the way to work. anyone ever have this happen?

 

There are several posts (if you search the forum), maybe this is a factory problem, mine does not light either but have been to lazy to disasseble dash. If you search, you will find a detailed step by step procedure with pictures (to change into LED) showing how to access all bulbs in dash (including clock backlight). There is no specific fuse for this light in particular.

 

Theres a thread around here where, as some of you guys mentioned, some members have found that if you give the clock a light tap, the light will likely come on. Weird but it has worked. If not, then check the fuse

 

Holy hell what a necrobump...

Lol I see you're making your rounds Anthracite..

 

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It said this thread was new so i said WTH lol

 

My clock didnt work for years , I didnt think it even was suppose to light up then I read a tread where they said to give it a beat down , and thats what I did, worked fine eversince!