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Subject:Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:48:06 -0600

Is this the same in my 85?  I recall the (faint) light when the switch is activated, but don't recall the backlight when the headlights are on.

Thanks
Jeff

On 2010-01-27, at 11:23 AM, mark drillock wrote:

> One of the lights comes on when the headlight switch is on and that is
> also the wire coming from the same type of lighting in the E flasher
> switch. That is all that it has in common with the E flasher switch,
> they both get the dimmer wheel controlled backlight voltage. The
> grey/blue wires from the dimmer wheel go around the dash to backlight
> various things when the headlights are on.
> 
> The other light on the face of the switch comes on to remind you the
> defogger switch is activated.
> 
> What page has the L39, K10, E15 you asked about?
> 
> Mark
> 
> Richard A Jones wrote:
>> Bentley 97.115 shows two lites in the switch, a
>> "re wind defog sw lt" and a "rear window defogger
>> indicator lite."  The diagram for an '86 is
>> similar, as is '90+.
>> 
>> What are the two lites?  I understand only the little
>> one in the rocker switch. And why the connection coming
>> from the emergency flasher switch?  And what do L39, K10
>> and E15 mean?
>> 
>> Richard
>>

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