| Maybe there's some kind of electrical problem with the car?  If there were electrical malfunctions then I could see how the lights could be dimmer and the ABS light could be on, as well as the CD player not working properly and a host of other problems.  Since you apparently have the digitally controlled A/C, then that could suffer from it as well.
 This is just a guess, though.....I have no clue what would actually be wrong, and inspecting the entire car's electrical system would be time consuming.
 
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