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09-23-2005, 09:04 AM
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Hello Officer
Well here's a warning to fellow RX drivers.
I pulled into the local car wash to give the Rx a rinse on my way home tonight as I was only going to be a minute I left the motor on as I washed the car. After leaving the car wash I soon saw the flashing lights in the rear view mirror. I pulled over and turned the motor off and said, Hello Officer what seems to be the problem? He answered , "Look at your dash" I did and couldn't see anything odd but he repeated the request, in the end I had it explained to me that as I had driven from the car wash without my headlights on and obviously not looked at the dash since as I would have noticed my lights were not on. Fortunately I was able to then start the car and show him that the dash lights up even with the lights off , although it does change to a different colour when the lights are on, after the random? breath test was passed he let me off with a warning so it didn't turn out to be too expensive a car rinse.
I think I will be checking for the nightime red dash to match my red face in the future
I pulled into the local car wash to give the Rx a rinse on my way home tonight as I was only going to be a minute I left the motor on as I washed the car. After leaving the car wash I soon saw the flashing lights in the rear view mirror. I pulled over and turned the motor off and said, Hello Officer what seems to be the problem? He answered , "Look at your dash" I did and couldn't see anything odd but he repeated the request, in the end I had it explained to me that as I had driven from the car wash without my headlights on and obviously not looked at the dash since as I would have noticed my lights were not on. Fortunately I was able to then start the car and show him that the dash lights up even with the lights off , although it does change to a different colour when the lights are on, after the random? breath test was passed he let me off with a warning so it didn't turn out to be too expensive a car rinse.
I think I will be checking for the nightime red dash to match my red face in the future
09-23-2005, 11:34 AM
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Holy Crap! Talk about a close call.
Good thing the officer was in a good mood. :p
It's always lit up.
During the day it's backlit with white and the red needle.
This kind of surprised me when I first got in one but it's a near feature.
At night is when it turns to blue back lighting with the red needle. (you can manually switch it back to white if you like)
Good thing the officer was in a good mood. :p
It's always lit up.
During the day it's backlit with white and the red needle.
This kind of surprised me when I first got in one but it's a near feature.
At night is when it turns to blue back lighting with the red needle. (you can manually switch it back to white if you like)
09-23-2005, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Holy Crap! Talk about a close call.
Good thing the officer was in a good mood.
Good thing the officer was in a good mood.
Our guys have one big advantage that makes them less jumpy and stressed than yours - Australians don't carry guns..
09-23-2005, 07:46 PM
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The lights on the dash always light up - day time - night time - whether lights on and off. I have driven a few times at night without my lights......... 3 times to be exact.. first time i had some guy beeping and drivin behind me flashin his lights then beside me at the lights yellin at me. I thought he was some crazy fool and i just yelled "**** off" and threw my hand in the air (no i didnt put my rude finger up) and i turned my head away. Then some cute guy beside me at the next lights started sayin something. i opened my window he goes "ur lights" im like Oh hahahahha oops felt bad about the other guy.
then another time i thought the rd was pretty black.. until i noticed derr...
and the last time i had old couple beside me and they told me. and im like ohhh thanks hehehe
now i always double check my lights are on b4 i start off at night.
then another time i thought the rd was pretty black.. until i noticed derr...
and the last time i had old couple beside me and they told me. and im like ohhh thanks hehehe
now i always double check my lights are on b4 i start off at night.
09-23-2005, 07:54 PM
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Cant say as I have noticed anything other than when I have my lights on??
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the blue is much easier on your eyes at night.
09-23-2005, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by auzoom
I always turn my lights on, day or night, so thats maybe why I havent noticed.
Personally I have mine on orange.
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Personally I have mine on orange.
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But not a day has gone by where I've seen orange?
Help me!
09-23-2005, 10:16 PM
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I am in Malaysia at the moment so cant go and check, I may be confusing with my old SP20, but cant you switch the dash to illiuminate orange (or red if you really want)? SHows even more how little attention I pay.
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The lights control switch next to the DSC button gives you two options: bright all the time, no matter if the lights are on or off (I use this mode at twilight), and normal mode when the dash switches to red when the lights are on. Anyhow, the green "lights on" light in the right hand binnacle is easy to see day or night, bright or not. I've only noticed the blue lights when I've switched off the car and pulled out the key.
09-24-2005, 07:29 PM
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I leave them on bright all the time.
German marques came up with the orange/red dash lighting years ago. The argument was that orange/red lighting made it easier to see your surroundings because the dilation of your pupil was not narrowed by the glare of white light from the dash (bit like not shining a torch in people's eyes at night) - this is why such orange/red instrument lighting was used in jet fighters, etc. I've also done plenty of long distance offshore yacht racing and can attest to the benefits of reduced glare from instruments to your night vision.
But I remember reading some time ago an analysis that the benefits of orange/red dash lighting in cars is largely negated by the optic effect of oncoming headlights. The bloke went into it in some detail and convinced me. He reckoned orange/red was beneficial if you were driving on separated freeway (where you usually only see red tailights) or lonely roads where oncoming cars are few but in typical urban driving there is no benefit.
So although some people swear by the concept of orange/red night lighting (and there is no doubt the theory behind it is correct), as a matter of practicality you do not get any benefit in most driving conditions.
German marques came up with the orange/red dash lighting years ago. The argument was that orange/red lighting made it easier to see your surroundings because the dilation of your pupil was not narrowed by the glare of white light from the dash (bit like not shining a torch in people's eyes at night) - this is why such orange/red instrument lighting was used in jet fighters, etc. I've also done plenty of long distance offshore yacht racing and can attest to the benefits of reduced glare from instruments to your night vision.
But I remember reading some time ago an analysis that the benefits of orange/red dash lighting in cars is largely negated by the optic effect of oncoming headlights. The bloke went into it in some detail and convinced me. He reckoned orange/red was beneficial if you were driving on separated freeway (where you usually only see red tailights) or lonely roads where oncoming cars are few but in typical urban driving there is no benefit.
So although some people swear by the concept of orange/red night lighting (and there is no doubt the theory behind it is correct), as a matter of practicality you do not get any benefit in most driving conditions.
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