I have a 54 plate mondeo ghia, should the cruise control controls on the steering wheel light up when lights are on, in the same way that the window controls on the doors do.
If not they should as it is guess work at night as to what buttons you are trying to use.

Mine don't on my 06 Titanium X....And youre right it's a bugger in the dark...

no they dont but the buttons are textured so that u can learn how to operate cruise in the dark