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    Posted: 10 Mar 2010 at 8:55pm
Forgive my ignorance but have just taken delivery of my Kuga and have noticed that the mileometer area of the instrument panel stays lit all the time - even when the car is switched off. Is this the way it should be, can it be turned off........... Have only ever previously had none digital displays.
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Hi there and yes, it's normal. The display is linked to the cars 'CAN' bus which is a network inside the car. The network controller needs to monitor the car even when it's switched off after a run, just in case the water temperature should rise in the engine for example, and then the cooling fan will automatically switch on untill the engine is in a normal state. This takes some time, and the display stays lit for 20 minutes, and sometimes longer than that. It's a bit worrying at first, but as I say, completely normal. Tongue

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