On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
The light in the defroster switch has nothing to do with dash lighting. If
the heater levers are lighted I would begin with the instrument cluster
itself. Start with the main connector for it. Reach down under the
tachometer.

   Hmm. so there are supposed to be lights in the heater/defroster
controls?  Imagine that!   These past years with my Vanagon, I always
assumed there was some carry over from the old VW busses....and they didn't
get completely made into MiniVans.....   I always just used my headlamp or
an LED penlight that lives in my Seat Caddy bag from Duluth...

   On a side note...I do love the simplicity of the vanagon I have....Just
this evening I went to use my "new" Safari van and found it "clicking away"
with a dead battery...It seems my overhead dome automatic shut off and some
other stuff doesn'l like single digit temps or something.   So...I put the
charger on it and it's taking a charge...I walk past the slider door and
that is open...I slid that home and ......CLICK!...for some reason the
doors decided to lock themselves when they got some juice...and...of
course, my key is in the cupholder...
   If this were my Vanagon...no auto lock, no auto dome light shut off
delay, no remote keyless entry and if it had a dead battery...no battery
charger needed...I just roll down my hill and bump start it....