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