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what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:29 am
by ArthurPE
on the speedo at ~ negative 15 mph on the needles arc
small white dot/light ~ 1/4"
noticed it for the first time a few days ago, was lit up, haven't seen it on since then
haven't checked the manual yet

Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:52 am
by sonny
Im impressed you manage to take a pic doing 265kph

Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:32 am
by yorkie
I think it is the light sensor for the dash lights.
Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:01 am
by RS6chris!
This.
Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:49 am
by wolfgang
Yes, ambient light sensor methinks too.
Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:59 pm
by OskiRs4
Sorry to ask on your thread, hope its ok?
But you see your picture, what is the number one written on screen left of the speedo for? I wondered this yesterday?
thanks
what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:16 pm
by Madmonkee
That's the two different trips you can monitor, 1 is normally the current trip, 2 is the accumulation of all trips since last reset iirc.
Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:26 pm
by Brooner
yes light sensor put your finger over it and you will see the lights on the instrment panel change
Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:39 pm
by RS6chris!
Oil temp at 121!!!!
Re: what is this instrument light?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:22 pm
by sakimano
that's not Arthur's car. He's in the USA where they have a MPH speedo with small kph numbers on an inner arc
I also don't think he'd be doing 265kmh and taking photos
Finally, 121 celsius is not crazy. When you are running at speeds like that, you are likely on it, then braking, then on it hard...easily pushes the oil temps up. On a rip through some fun roads earlier this summer while chasing the Ferrari 458 and other guys in our group, I saw 125-127 pretty steadily.