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Changing the brightness of the light-emitting
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LEDs a few years back, I never noticed the little dip switch until I had to replace a bulb.
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Replace burnt out map light in my 03 996 c4s

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so had to replace a burnt out map light in my 03 996 C4S , that was no problem but as I took the center lens off I discovered a small hole and a corresponding dip switch.
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Replace with leds

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Looks like you replaced with LEDs?
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LEDs a few years back, I never noticed the little dip switch until I had to replace a bulb.
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just noticed and its not in the owner guide

Replace burnt out map light in my 03 996 c4s

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so had to replace a burnt out map light in my 03 996 C4S , that was no problem but as I took the center lens off I discovered a small hole and a corresponding dip switch.
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just noticed and its not in the owner guide

Replace with leds

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Looks like you replaced with LEDs?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

so had to replace a burnt out map light in my 03 996 C4S , that was no problem but as I took the center lens off I discovered a small hole and a corresponding dip switch. I can't see what this does, can anyone help clarify? Pic attached , its the little hole in the upper right that I am questioning

POST 2Original post

Looks like a light sensor warning light someone had at some time at (first glance).

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

so I found a mark up app, the arrow points to the hole where the dip switch is located.

POST 4Original post

That is the dimmer adjustment for the light. Click once and it dims, click again at it brightens.

POST 5Original post

Looks like you replaced with LEDs? Any thoughts? They look very white as opposed to the standard yellow glow

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

LEDs a few years back, I never noticed the little dip switch until I had to replace a bulb. Knowledge is power so glad to have an answer from the community

POST 7Original post

There's not much not covered in the manual - just difficult to find sometimes. Here's what you were looking for (page 112 in the 2003 manual with pictures): Light-emitting diode in the interior light Changing the brightness of the light-emitting diode: ~ Press switch C with a pointed object (such as a ball-point pen). The brightness changes.

POST 8Original post

I've heard that was the secret IMSB self destruct button...

POST 9Original post

Quotes source post: 14286509

I believe all 996s came with that as standard equipment.

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Quotes source post: 14285833

Those wacky Germans just can't do anything in a normal fashion. Why "hide" the switch in a little hole? Why not just have a normal brightness level switch?

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