The backlight of the old-style VAZ 2110 instrument panel does not work

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Situations in which the instrument panel on a VAZ 2110 does not work are not at all uncommon for a product of the domestic automobile industry. Any car is not without sin, so car owners have no choice but to deal with the problems that arise over and over again.

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Instrument lighting on VAZ 2110 does not work

Taking into account the existing Traffic Rules, the driver is obliged to turn on the headlights on his VAZ-2112 passenger car before moving off. This means that the backlight on the instrument panel will also turn on, although it is completely unnecessary during daylight hours, because the instruments can be viewed normally without it. Constantly burning instrument panel backlight lamps shortens their operating life and leads to more frequent malfunctions in this electrical circuit.

The simplest reason why the headlights do not light up is when children's playful hands, sitting in the driver's seat, touch the car controls. If they turn the rheostat knob that regulates the amount of light flux to the left all the way, then there will be practically no illumination of the instrument panel. Therefore, before you start troubleshooting, try turning this knob to the right. If the backlight works, then the problem will be easily solved. But if not, then only then will you have to look for the cause of this malfunction.

In this case, you will have to: either check whether the 5-amp fuse F1, which is located in the mounting block, is intact, or turn on the dimensions of your car, get out of it and see whether the parking lamps on the left side or the trunk lighting lamps are on, since all they receive power through this fuse. The right dimensions receive power through fuse F11.

If the left-hand side lamps are on and the instrument panel illumination does not work, it means that fuse F1 has not blown, so the next step is to check the contacts on the rheostat, with which I adjust the brightness of the instrument panel illumination lamps. There are cases when the plug comes off along with the contacts or it fails. You can check this assumption by removing the rheostat and closing its contacts directly. If the backlight lights come on, that means this is the reason.

A possible malfunction leading to loss of instrument panel illumination may be the instrument panel circuit board. This happens due to the burnout of the track on it, along which power is supplied to the backlight lamps. Considering that the instrument panel is not repairable, it will have to be replaced with a new one. And the filaments of the lamps themselves also burn out, although for this to happen on all the backlight lamps of the instrument panel at once, this is unlikely to happen.

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Traffic rules

According to the Rules of the Road, a driver in the dark is required to illuminate the side lights on his vehicle when moving. At this time, the instrument panel is also illuminated.

Causes and repairs

The left side parking lights and instrument panel lights are connected through fuse F1, and the right side lights through F11. Both are rated for 5 Amps.

Sometimes the backlight may not work. In this case, you need to check fuse F1 , which is located in the passenger compartment on the driver's side in a special block. You also need to check fuse F11 .

If the fuses are normal, you need to check all the wiring and lamps on the dimensions.

Problems with the backlight of the VAZ-2110 dashboard: causes and repairs

It’s probably no secret to anyone that the reliability of VAZ “ten” leaves much to be desired. Often, the owners of these cars have to deal with certain malfunctions. One of these problems is the lack of dashboard lighting. It is clear that the breakdown should be corrected as soon as possible. After all, going somewhere at night will be quite problematic - few people will like to move, essentially, blindly, without seeing either the current speed or other, no less important indicators.

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1 Topic by spy46 2013-06-13 12:08:50

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Topic: Resolved: Tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

Tell me where to look for something, I have a VAZ 2110 injector, 1999. The tachometer either doesn’t show at all, or the needle twitches somehow, where to look and check what, in the tidy I checked all the contacts and cleaned it up, it didn’t help

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Re: Resolved: The tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

spy46, tachometer readings are taken from the ECU. Could there be a bad contact on the ECU connector? If there is a BC, then look at the readings on it; there may be a problem in the instrument cluster itself. Do another tidy test, what happens?

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Re: Resolved: The tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

The tidy test doesn't work for me((

4 Reply from spy46 2013-06-14 11:45:54

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Re: Resolved: The tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

after all, it looks like there’s something in the tidy, BC shows

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Re: Resolved: The tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

spy46, that means there is a reason to buy a new tuning one!

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Re: Resolved: The tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

The tidy test doesn't work for me((

What type of device do you have? VDO or AP?

7 Reply from spy46 2013-06-17 10:26:34 (2013-06-17 10:28:13 edited by spy46)

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Re: Resolved: The tachometer needle twitches or shows nothing

what's the difference between them, I only know they come with LCD displays

Schematic electrical diagrams, connecting devices and pinouts of connectors

Possible reasons

What to do in a situation where the instrument panel backlight on a VAZ-2110 car has disappeared?
First of all, you should look for the reason why this malfunction occurred. Sometimes it can be identified immediately, but in some cases this process takes some time. In fact, there may be several reasons, so you will need to check everything methodically. The most banal and simplest option is that someone turned the rheostat knob, which is responsible for the amount of light flux, all the way to the left.

This, by the way, is often the sin of children who are placed in the front seat. “Young drivers” love to turn all sorts of knobs, press buttons and switch levers. Perhaps the adults overlooked it, and the child “corrected” the dashboard lighting. The problem, as you understand, is solved by simply returning the rheostat knob to its previous position. Therefore, before you start looking for possible reasons for the sudden disappearance of the backlight, check this particular point.

Device

In this case, the instrument cluster on the VAZ 2110 includes:

Tachometer;
speedometer;
Fuel level indicator;
Coolant temperature gauge;
Indicator lamps in the amount of 12 pieces;
6 instrument panel suspension lights;
Reserve socket for control lamp;
A pair of terminals for connecting wires.

Tidy pinout

As for the instrument panel, two types are used for the VAZ 2110 model. It all depends on the year of the car as there is an old version and an updated version.

In old panels, devices are located symmetrically.
The new instrument panel is characterized by two indicators being shifted to the right side - the coolant temperature and the fuel level in the tank.

Before you begin to solve the problem yourself, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the pinout of the instrument panel on the VAZ 2110. In other words, you should understand where which wiring leads, what it is intended for, what fuses are available, and so on.

All this can be easily found out using the information from the instruction manual. Having such visual literature at hand and the car in front of your eyes, you can correct typical dashboard faults without the help of specialists and special knowledge in electronics.

[Closed] Solved: Dashboard lights do not come on, but indicators work

Topic: Resolved: Dashboard lights do not come on, but indicators work

Good day, dear ones. I have a question.

Car VAZ 2110 2002. The right side of the dashboard stopped lighting up, so I decided to go in and replace the light bulbs. I decided to replace the light bulbs not with standard ones, but with LED ones . Let me make a reservation right away that I did not replace the entire panel, but only on the right side. So:

1. Replaced it, after which the lighting of the entire instrument panel went out, but the indicator lights all work;

2. Then I opened the fuse box, fuses F1, F11 were blown (dimensions were missing) - replaced them. I turned the dashboard light control and it burned out again.;

3. I replaced the instrument backlight control (it was faulty, the loop at the end fell off), but the backlight did not appear;

4. Replaced fuses F1 again, F11 stopped burning;

5. Checked whether 12V power is coming to the dashboard: 5.1. White block - connectors 9, 10, everything comes clearly at 12V; 5.2. Red block - 2 (like) or 3 connector comes but 10.78V. But I checked it BEFORE replacing the rheostat. What to do and where to look next. Or is it because of the diodes that the backlight has disappeared? Although the indicator lights on the turn signals and high beams light up normally.

Repair

Head lighting diagram for VAZ 2110

It must be said that repairing the low beam on a VAZ 2110 is not difficult - you just need to ring the circuit and find a break in order to fix it.

Below is the optimal procedure:

Since the low beam relay on the VAZ 2110 is often the cause of a low beam malfunction, you can start checking with it. Using the device, you need to determine whether voltage is supplied to it and whether it is at the output. If there is no voltage at the output, then the relay needs to be replaced.
If there is no voltage supplied to the relay and there is no voltage at the fuse terminals, then you should check the VAZ wiring from the switch to the fuses, as well as the switch itself.
If there is voltage at the output of the relay, you need to check whether it is supplied to the lamp connector. Often the cause of the malfunction is burnt or oxidized contacts. If the low and high beams disappear at once, then the ground wire in the headlight may have come loose.

The instrument panel lighting of the VAZ 2110 does not work

Yesterday I decided to change the stock odometer backlight on the instrument panel. I removed the panel, pulled out the stock bulb, pulled out the green filter and put a white LED there. I ground off the head of the LED and sanded it along the radius for greater dispersion. Everything turned out great. The odometer is highlighted in light gray. It looks very cool.

Sorry I didn't take a photo. But this morning I was very upset. I went out and saw the car under the snow. He started it up, turned on the dimensions and began to clear the snow from the car. And then I noticed that the dashboard lights were not on. All indicators work (arrows, handbrake light, and size light).

But the tidy itself is not illuminated. Then I noticed that all the panel buttons also lit intermittently. I turned the brightness knob slightly (I don’t remember what it’s called) and continued to clean the car. But it went wrong and all the buttons on the panel disappeared.

Only the headlight indicator light remained on. There was no time to figure it out. I need to go to work.

I left in this condition. The instrument panel and buttons on the panel do not light up. Everything else works as normal, both low and high beams and wipers and dimensions both front and rear, and license plate lights.

I concluded that this is not a fuse, because the devices themselves are working normally. I arrived at work and still changed the fuse on F1 and F11.

Nothing changed. I heard somewhere that the backlight in the instrument panel and buttons is connected to this knob (increasing/decreasing the brightness of the backlight). So I’m thinking, what’s the problem? My guess is that either the chip on this spinner fell off, or it completely burned out.

Correct me, colleagues, if I'm wrong. Has anyone encountered this? Are there any qualified electricians? Thank you in advance. Same problem :fd. who suggested anything to solve this, it’s still not possible to go to an electrician. Taken from. https://www.2112.ru.

Yesterday I decided to change the stock odometer backlight on the instrument panel. I removed the panel, pulled out the stock bulb, pulled out the green filter and

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Arrangement

So, what can you see on the instrument panel in this car? The combination consists of several components:

antifreeze temperature indicator in Celsius;
tachometer - number of revolutions of the power unit;
right and left turn indicators;
speedometer - vehicle speed;
fuel reserve - the volume of fuel in the tank;
image of a gas station - a signal about the need to refuel;
control indicator for starting dimensions;
brake fluid level indicator;
starting high beam headlights;
knob for adjusting the clock;
display with total and daily mileage;
alarm control indicator;
clock screen;
battery charge level;
check engine - indicates an engine malfunction;

indicator indicating the handbrake is engaged; oil pressure level; choke light - only available on carburetor engines.

Problems with the backlight of the VAZ-2110 dashboard: causes and repairs

What is a shield

Behind the steering wheel there is a special panel equipped with a set of control and signal light indicators, which is commonly called a panel. This block in domestic and foreign cars is endowed with approximately the same functionality. On its front side there are the following components:

the main space is reserved for a dial indicator that measures the current speed value;
To the left of the speedometer there is a tachometer scale, which helps control engine speed;
there are two smaller dial indicators responsible for displaying information about the temperature of the engine and the fullness of the fuel tank;
six lamps are built-in to indicate the status of the backlight and pairs for the turn signals;
all kinds of lamps responsible for the activated emergency lights, battery charge, oil pressure, raised handbrake, Check Engine and several reserve cells.

Users have access to two factory versions of the shield, one of which is an old model, and the second is a “European panel”. In the first embodiment, the location is more symmetrical, and in the second, the indication of fuel and heating of the internal combustion engine is shifted to the right.

Advice from car enthusiasts and recommendations from experts

There may be a break in the backlight brightness adjustment circuit. The adjustment rheostat has a soldered spring - it tends to fall off. You can simply put a jumper, that is, bypass the rheostat, then the brightness will not be adjusted, or solder it back - you will need to remove the rheostat.
Ustov
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Lamp contacts often become loose, and they burn very quickly. I have already changed more than one.
compositor77
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It is better to immediately install LED lighting bulbs for the instruments, they are not much more expensive, but on a cloudy day or when the sun sets, the instruments are readable with a bang. Moreover, no modifications are needed, the base is suitable...
maxx
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You can do everything yourself, everyone basically does it, nothing complicated, the main thing is to unscrew everything and not break it, disconnect the connector. And check the bulbs to see if they are all intact, check the contacts. Maybe some of the light bulbs have burned out and it seems that the light is getting worse.
privatelex
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I also had this problem. The backlight inexplicably disappeared and then turned on again. It's all about the cigarette lighter illumination. The contact shorts and the brains turn off the backlight. I unscrewed the cover under the gearshift lever and wrapped the wires near the cigarette lighter with electrical tape. All OK.
Roman Didenko
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There's a spinner there. Adjusting the brightness of the shield. You need to twist it, it won’t help, either replace it or remove it completely and do it directly.
Taxi Osa
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If the instrument lighting on the Lada Kalina stops lighting, then you cannot delay fixing the problem. This must be done as soon as possible. In most cases, it will take a maximum of 30–50 minutes to fix the problem.

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The culprit is the cigarette lighter

In some cars, the cause of loss of performance is hidden behind a breakdown of the passenger compartment cigarette lighter. In “tens” and other models of VAZ and foreign cars, this socket is used to connect all kinds of electrical devices, for example, for phones, tablets, laptops. During the process, large currents flow, which leads to fuse F6 blowing.

If the fuse link turns out to be operational, we recommend removing the cigarette lighter connector and checking the contacts behind it. We also monitor the wires behind the panel using a multimeter. There the values should be close to 12 V, and the white wire going to ground on block X1 should be well secured.

When testing a dismantled panel, we recommend monitoring each device separately with a multimeter after checking the overall current supply. In some cases, complete replacement of individual devices or the panel as a whole will be required.

Classic tidy "tens"

The driver behind the wheel of the tenth VAZ model can monitor the main indicators displayed behind the steering wheel on the panel. There are pointer type control devices:

speedometer;
tachometer;
fuel tank full;
cooling water temperature values.

Apart from the differentiated values displayed on the scale, the car provides information in the form of glowing or blinking indicators, for example, high beam indicators, turn signals, possible problems with the internal combustion engine, emergency lights, handbrake, etc. If the lamps turn off spontaneously, the driver will be misled , which can lead not only to the failure of one of the components, systems or devices, but also create a terrible (emergency) situation on the road.

It is important to know that the functionality of the display on the 2110 dashboard can be tested independently by holding the reset button and turning the ignition key to the 1st position (then I release it). You can finish the check by pressing the button on the panel again.

Diagnostics

It doesn’t matter at all whether the VAZ-2110 dashboard with an 8-valve injector or a 16-valve carburetor does not work; the first step is to diagnose the dashboard itself. After all, its serviceability does not depend in any way on the inside of the car.

Correct diagnosis involves performing several simple manipulations:

checking lamps and replacing faulty parts;
checking the wiring using an indicator or multimeter;
inspecting contacts and cleaning them from oxidation deposits;
checking fuses;
monitoring the performance of devices.

If the dashboard of a VAZ-2110 with a Euro installation does not work, you should check fuses F18, F19 and F1. In cases with gasoline units, you should also pay attention to parts with numbers: F6 and F10.

Precautionary measures

When performing dashboard repairs, you should follow some rules:

You can change fuses only with the ignition off;
monitoring of devices must be carried out as carefully as possible to avoid short circuits;
Damaged elements should be soldered using a device with minimal power and a thin nozzle;
You need to remove and fix the shield very carefully so as not to inadvertently damage the fastenings.

Checking fuses

When the backlight of the VAZ 2110 instrument panel does not light up, all the indicator lamps actually go out, and the arrows drop to zero, then motorists should check the main fuses. Fuse links responsible for the instrument panel are limited to 15 amperes . Traditionally, in VAZ models they are marked “F6”. It is advisable to have this element in stock so as not to end up in an undesirable situation.

To identify a burnt-out insert, you will need to open the fuse panel. On the “tens” of 2003, it is also necessary to check the condition of the connector into which the “F19” protective plug is inserted. “Six” and “nineteen” are located in the same row through several slots. When removing, special plastic tweezers mounted under the lid help.

During the replacement process, it is necessary to observe the amperage of the devices so that the electrical circuit works correctly.

The culprit for failure of fuses is most often a short circuit. Triggering can be seen by the burned out torn part inside the plastic fuse housing by looking into the light. The test can also be carried out, if desired, with a multimeter.

What lamps are installed and how many of them?

The VAZ instrument panel is illuminated and the status of the vehicle’s components is indicated using 12 V 1.2 W incandescent lamps, which are installed in a 2W2 socket. The lamp is easily pulled out of the socket - you just need to pull it with your fingers; it can be purchased either separately or with a socket. In total, 20 lamps are used for lighting and indication in the instrument panel for the VAZ 2110, and they are inexpensive - 5-10 rubles. (at the time of writing) depending on brand (without cartridge).

VAZ car lamp installed in a socket and without it

If desired, instead of incandescent lamps, you can install LED ones in the VAZ instrument panel - they are produced for the same voltage with the same standard size and can be either with or without a socket. By the way, in the latest modifications of dozens of VAZs, LED light sources have already been installed.

LED bulbs without socket and with socket for VAZ 2110

Why are LEDs better?

First of all, they have a longer service life (up to 20-30,000 hours instead of 1,000 for incandescent lamps). They are not afraid of vibrations and are 8 times more economical. But you have to pay for all this in the literal sense of the word: LED light bulbs are many times more expensive than their conventional incandescent counterparts. If you consider that there are 20 of them in the VAZ panel, the amount will be considerable.

Be careful with the generator warning lamp; based on feedback from our readers, it is better to replace it only with the same one.

How to replace a light bulb with your own hands

We have figured out the type of light bulbs for interior lighting, now we will try to replace them with our own hands, without contacting a specialist. To disassemble the interior lamp without breaking anything, you need to at least roughly know its structure.

So, structurally, the salon light consists of a body and a lampshade made of organic glass. The lampshade is made movable - it can swing vertically to switch modes, the swing axis is located in the center.

In both positions, the lampshade, which also acts as a switch, is fixed, providing two modes of operation of the lamp:

The light is always on.
The light comes on when any of the doors is opened.

Design of the VAZ 2110 flashlight
In the photo above the numbers indicate:

Frame.
Ceiling lamp.
Swing axis.

Two ebbs on the glass, which are the swing axis, are the only lock that prevents the lampshade from falling out of the lamp body. Thus, to remove the lampshade, it is enough to insert a screwdriver between it and the body and press the body outward, releasing the ebb. We will insert the screwdriver, of course, next to the ebb on the lampshade.

Healthy! You can bend the edge of the case without using a screwdriver, just with your finger. This is easier and safer for the glass of the lampshade.

You can press the edge of the lamp housing with your bare hands

We press, pushing this side of the lampshade out, disengage the second latch and remove the glass.

Removing the lampshade from the interior lighting of a VAZ 2110

Under the lampshade we see a light bulb clamped into spring contact brackets.

Lantern with lampshade removed

Push the light bulb towards one of the contacts and pull it out.

We install a new one in place of the burnt one and snap the lampshade into place. To do this, we engage one of the clamps, press the second side of the lampshade, slightly bending the wall of the housing with a fingernail.

You can see in more detail the process of replacing a light bulb in the interior lighting of a VAZ 2110 in the video below.

Replacing a lamp in a VAZ 2110 interior lamp

As already noted, in some modifications of cars, in addition to the ceiling lamp, an individual backlight is installed, located between the driver and passenger. You can see how to replace the light bulb in it in the video below.

Replacing a light bulb in a VAZ 2110 individual backlight

Deep revision

It is also advisable to add lighting - using an LED strip. You can take a white one, or a colored one. Preferably something that is not too harsh on the eyes – perhaps blue or green, depending on the owner’s taste.

Today, blue light is the most popular - it gives good visibility of readings on all instruments, but does not interfere with the driver’s ability to see the road clearly.

Another good idea is to make the arrows glow a different color. To do this, they need to be cleaned of old, red paint, and then painted white.

It could be nitro enamel or, even simpler, white nail polish. A color LED must be installed next to the needle on the instrument scale. The arrow, changing its position, will be colored differently.

Additionally, when using only white light, a colored overlay will help. That is, even without electrical intervention, the colored film overlay will change its appearance.

If possible, the light filter is removed, and the backing is decorated with an overlay, and here you can get creative with different materials and colors (electrical tape, colored tape, colored vinyl film). Such an overlay will significantly transform the panel and make it exclusive.

Dial indicators

In some cases, the arrows do not work or behave with sharp jumps, falling to the minimum and rising to the maximum values arbitrarily. The culprit for this behavior is weak contact in the electrical circuit with ground.

Typically, the “negative” wire from the instrument panel is fixed to the instrument bulkhead separating the engine compartment from the interior. It will be possible to detect it after removing the radio from its socket. It is worth considering that for cars with a non-standard alarm system installed, for the convenience of attaching such a wire with ground, the contact area was moved to another more comfortable place. Often at stations, specialists hide it behind the interior lining, where the driver’s left foot stands.

A contact problem can also be caused by the ground cable from the radio. A defect occurs when the instrument panel wire is loosely fixed. When the car moves, the contact is shortened, which provokes a breakdown. It is enough to simply provide a more reliable fixation to the ground contact.