2008 Mazda MAZDA3 Owner's Manual - Page 154

Driving Your Mazda Instrument Cluster and Indicators Adjusting the instrument cluster illumination intensity (With exterior lights off) When the exterior lights are off, the instrument cluster illumination can be adjusted to one of five levels by successively pressing the instrument cluster dimmer select button. Canceling the instrument cluster illumination dimmer (With exterior lights on) When the exterior lights are on, the instrument cluster illumination dims. When driving on snowy or foggy roads, or in other situations when the instrument cluster's visibility is reduced due to glare from surrounding brightness, the instrument cluster dimmer select button increases the illumination intensity. Press the button to increase the intensity of the instrument cluster illumination. Press the button again to return to the previous illumination intensity. 5-36