My cluster gauge lights come on WITHOUT turning the headlights on.
This happens as go through acc1... Acc2... to engine start.
There is no change in cluster lighting when I select the headlights on
after I start the engine.

I do have the automatic headlights function.
But I don't use it.

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2003 4.6is X5
2003 525it
2003 E53 X5 Standard shift