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MNBoxster · 03-26-2007, 06:30 PM

Hi,

The Climate Control Display is an LCD and all LCDs have a layer of polarizing material in them.

Remember the old Science Class experiment - take 2 pairs of polarized sunglasses, hold one in front of the other, look through them both. Rotate 1 pair and eventually, the view gets dimmer and may even go black as the orientation of the 2 lenses blocks each other out.

This is what you're experiencing. Either get non-polarized glasses, or get John Lennon style glasses and rotate the lenses in the frame until you can see the display...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

03-26-2007, 06:30 PM	#5
MNBoxster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,308	Hi, The Climate Control Display is an LCD and all LCDs have a layer of polarizing material in them. Remember the old Science Class experiment - take 2 pairs of polarized sunglasses, hold one in front of the other, look through them both. Rotate 1 pair and eventually, the view gets dimmer and may even go black as the orientation of the 2 lenses blocks each other out. This is what you're experiencing. Either get non-polarized glasses, or get John Lennon style glasses and rotate the lenses in the frame until you can see the display... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 Last edited by MNBoxster; 03-27-2007 at 12:01 AM.