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June 24, 2011 Service bulletin

The instrument cluster illumination is controlled by a photocell inside the cluster

Volkswagen technical service bulletin TT901107 for 2010-2014 Volkswagen Jetta, 2012-2014 Volkswagen Beetle and 2010-2014 Volkswagen Tiguan and others.

Bulletin number
TT901107
Component
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Summary
The instrument cluster illumination is controlled by a photocell inside the cluster. If an illumination concern is suspected, darken the area over the photocell, or use a flashlight to simulate natural light changes, to see how the illumination is affected. See figure 1 below for example of the photocell location based on a 2011 Jetta sedan. Location can change based on model.

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