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Old 02-12-2009, 11:43 AM
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anyone had this problem? it doesnt do it all the time.
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Never had a problem with mine. Have you tried adjusting the brightness? Maybe there's something happening at that light level.
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I have noticed my AC display flash from time to time, I have my brightness set all the way down
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Yup, it happens when the cooling fans switch on.

I believe there is a TSB on this.
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one of the first things I noticed adjusted the lights and it's fine
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i didnt realize it but i had the brightness all the way down. as a couple of you already said i adjusted it and the problem went away.
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You can send me a money order for whatever a caddy mechanic makes an hour.
Thanks.
Old 02-18-2009, 05:18 PM
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So whats the problem the TSB calls out? I hate it!
Old 02-19-2009, 11:33 AM
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mine will do it every now and then ( very rarely) but it doesnt matter what setting my brightness is set at... i was o my way to vegas last frida night and a friend of mine seen it and i always thought it was just my eyes playin with me cause id see it out of the corner of my eye... mine is just the climate control screen...
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jerrad, money order is in the mail. thanks
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I'll be looking for it. LOL
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What's the temperature like when this is happening? When it's really cold out mine are really slow and act kind of weird.
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Mine was doing all the time. In the winter, in the summer, its all the same.




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