The keyboard backlight is on all the time. I can only adjust it by manual. What can I do? (I checked the illumination box)

The keyboard backlight is bright even under the sunshine.
Is this a problem? Need I to take the computer back to the apple store? (Macbook Pro 2011: Mac OS X, Version 10.6.7; 2.3 GHz Intel Core i4; 4GB 1333MHz DDR3)

hwang
Did you check the F5 and F6 keys to make sure your backlighting is not set to the max? I would set it at half and see if the auto backlighting is working. You can also check it by covering the iSight webcam and a few cm to the left which is where the baklighting sensor is. Give that a try.
Joseph

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