Cruise Control Buttons...

[sonar_91]

This is going to sound like a dumb question.....but even the parts dept. at the Ford Dealer couldn't answer it, so here it is...

Are the buttons for the cruise control(located on the steering wheel...and no braille) on my 02 Grand Marquis LS edition supposed to back lit when the lights are on? All appearances of the buttons say yes...and the window, door locks, and mirror controls on the door are back lit, but not the buttons on the steering wheel

I am only asking because

A) I bought it used from Whittman Lincoln/Mercury in San Diego, and didn't really pay attention to that detail
B) My 95 Grand Marquis cruise control buttons were not back lit
C) My 01 F-150 XLT cruise control buttons ARE back lit

[mcninetyone]

I have an 02 GM and yes, the buttons on the steering wheel are back lite.
But mine has the cruise, radio and climate control buttons, all on the steering wheel.
The ones with just the cruise buttons may not light up?

[sonar_91]

my steering wheel only have the Cruise Control buttons....

[sly]

cruise buttons only on the 2000... no lights... but it's a stripper version... (base model vic) so dunno.

[tjc78]

No lights on cruise only wheels

[IPreferDIY]

This is going to sound like a dumb question ...

It bothers me when people beat themselves up like that. It's not a dumb question. If someone at a dealership didn't know, then it's not as if the answer is obvious. And, thanks to you, I actually learned a few new things today. I don't ever recall having noticed that the buttons on my door are back lit, but they are. And when I checked my owner's manual (which doesn't seem to have any info on the subject), I also learned the proper way to use my cruise control. I even ended up expanding my knowledge of the keyless entry function (the code for which I had only discovered in recent months after another member accidentally locked his keys in his car through the keyless entry pad).

Here's an example of a potentially dumb question (imagine a "Valley Girl" attitude): "Like, I want to be able to drive my car using voice commands, and, like, I know the car has a computer, so, like, how do I activate the voice command function?". Even then, there might be some genius who can come up with a solution.

My 2000 Grand Marquis LS HPP doesn't have back lit cruise control buttons, and they don't even seem to have the capability for it. The letters look painted on. I couldn't be sure about the buttons on the door, and I only found out that the window and door lock buttons are back lit after turning the lights on. My mirror control did not light up, and it doesn't seem to have the capability for it.