# 2008 MINI Cooper S speedometer cluster won't turn on **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mini, coopers, speedometers\ **Created:** [April 22, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097 "2018-04-22T16:46:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![angellopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@angellopez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/angellopez)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/1 "2018-04-22T16:46:32Z")
why the speedometer cluster wont turn on ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/2 "2018-04-22T21:30:12Z")
How about letting us know The year, make, model and the mileage of your Mini??? But according to my crystal ball…you have a loose connection and the cluster will have to be pulled out to check it. Yosemite ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/3 "2018-04-23T04:21:39Z")
Are you talking about the speedometer needle . . . ? Or the back lighting . . . ? ---
**Author:** ![angellopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@angellopez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/angellopez)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/4 "2018-04-28T19:35:30Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/602d295699c664ee41f5e74eb1e2b9d202636f1e.png) [db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690) ``` April 23 ``` Are you talking about the speedometer needle . . . ? Or the back lighting . . . the back lighting ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/5 "2018-04-28T19:42:59Z")
Try reply to actual site instead of email. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/6 "2018-04-28T20:20:01Z")
Assuming the other gauges are lit up, that means the bulb(s) for the speedometer are out If all of the gauges aren’t lit up, you might check if the dimmer switch is turned all the way down If the dimmer switch is in the correct position, check if there’s a blown fuse for the cluster illumination If not, that’s a tough one . . . might have to remove the cluster to further investigate ---
**Author:** ![angellopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@angellopez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/angellopez)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/7 "2018-04-29T16:51:08Z")
I check the fuses and they are all good , but the speedometer and the fuel gauge don’t work ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mini-cooper-s-speedometer-cluster-wont-turn-on/116097/8 "2018-04-29T16:56:54Z")
Please don’t take this the wrong way . . . but you’re really confusing me I asked you if the gauges weren’t working, or if it was in fact the back lighting that wasn’t working You seemed to indicate it was the back lighting Now it seems you’re saying the gauges aren’t working 😕