Just received my 2015 Summit. The drivers instrumentation is so dim can barely read it on a bright day . Forget opening the sun roof. Is there any way to brighten it. Tried the roller knob but it only works while the headlights are on. Any ideas?
Display Mode
When in this display you may select the Auto or Manual
display settings. To change Mode status, touch and
release the “Auto” or “Manual” soft-key. Then touch the
back arrow soft-key. • Display Brightness With Headlights ON
When in this display, you may select the overall screen
brightness with the headlights on. Adjust the brightness
with the + and – setting soft-keys or by selecting any
point on the scale between the “+” and “–” soft-keys.
Then touch the back arrow soft-key. • Display Brightness With Headlights OFF
When in this display, you may select the overall screen
brightness with the headlights off. Adjust the brightness
with the + and – setting soft-keys or by selecting any
point on the scale between the “+” and “–” soft-keys.
Then touch the back arrow soft-key.
Hey chrisinmb, do you mean the brightness of the gauges? If so, I'm in agreement with you on my 2014 JGC. I don't think you can adjust the brightness of the tachometer and other needled gauges. Hopefully I'm wrong though, lol.
I'll give it a shot when I get home from work. Thanks! I'm hoping I was wrong....I was really really disappointed that the needled gauges were so dim. lol!
EDIT: in the stated above, it mentions "screen" brightness. Are the needled gauges apart of that statement as well?
I tried it out and the needles and associated gauge get brighter as well, but I prefer to just live with it as it and not drive around with it at full brightness during the day, and especially at night.
Forgot to note that if you do run the thumbwheel up to the detent for full brightness, the UConnect settings are overridden, and if memory serves the menu item disappears.
Set the UConnect daytime as bright as it can go, and adjust the night for typical driving.
I still find the thumbwheel much easier to use, particularly when changing from under a Colorado thunderstorm back to light, or unpopulated mountain road to city streets/lights.
Is your headlight switch set to on or auto? If the headlights are on auto then the gauges will dim anytime the headlights kick on. If you are manually turning your headlights on then I assume they would be dimmed all the time.
So you folks that talk of 15's are actually talking about MY15. Your car's are not actually 15's, there 14's. The same as my MY14 SRT is actually a 13. When it comes time to sell it's the build date that makes the difference.
BS marketing tricks from all brands these days. Anyway, carry on