The alternator may be on it's way out.
You need to replace the bulb in your lights. The dim lights and bright lights have different bulbs.
on the left side of dash board there is a little buttom push it in it will pop out turn it to either brighten dim on turn on interior lights
Check your alternator it could be malfunctioning. Sometimes it gives you warnings like this.
You probably turned them on by accident. They are controlled with the same pull switch that turns on the headlights. By twisting the switch to the far left it will click and the dome lights will turn on, by twisting it to the right it will turn off the interior lights and will then dim the dashboard lights.
In a 1997 Lincoln Continental : To the right of your headlight switch in the dash is a ( panel dim ) switch I believe if that is turned all the way up then the interior lights will come on
First guess would be a bad switch.
Dim All the Lights was created in 1995.
You should dim your lights as soon as you see their lights.
How dim? There are several possible answers. First, the output of the light coil is directly related to the engine rpm. Second, if the regulator/rectifier is not functioning properly, the lights can be dim. Third, if you have a poor ground connection the lights will be dim.
when you see there lights you should dim yours
Your insturment pannel is currently set to auto dim. page78 in owners guide