Freelander 1 What fuse for dash backlights? (FL1 TD4 ES)

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Atomician

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Sorry guys, this seems such an obvious question and I'm probably having a "man look" (whatever that is)...

I was messing with electrics yesterday and blew a fuse somewhere... Just not sure which!

So as far as I can see, everything seems to be working except the backlight for the speedo / rev counter and the fog lights. I've changed fog lights fuse but hasn't fixed it. I can't find anything in the manual for a fuse for the dash backlight?

Any ideas what fuse to try next? Or just pull them all out one by one

Few notes:
Started ok this morning so presume 5, 6 are ok
14 is good (clock, mirror angle and interior light working)
Side lights, head lights, full beam all working
15 is good (phone charging off the lighter socket)
Heated seats, wipers, a/c, audio system all working


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I’d have a guess that the dash backlights are not connected to the fog lights (assuming you mean the lights themselves, on the back of the car). Did the bulbs blow perhaps?
Never had the dash cluster out, but possibly fused on a board in the cluster itself.

Have you looked in Rave?

Anyway - rather than pulling fuses, just grab a multimeter and do a continuity test across each one with the probes… take you less than 2 minutes to identify ANY blown fuses.
 
Again - not sure, but many others of an age are connected to the interior light circuit. As you open the door, it triggers the buzzer.
Is the interior light working ok, or did that get fried too?
 
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