Lights -> Interior and reading lights for Your Volkswagen Beetle 4 Door Third Generation (2012-2019)

WARNING  
Headlights that are aimed too high because of the way the vehicle is loaded can blind and  
distract other drivers. This can lead to a crash and serious personal injuries.  
Always make sure the headlights are adjusted to loading conditions so that they do not  
blind others.  
WARNING  
If dynamic headlight range adjustment does not work properly or at all, the headlights could  
blind and distract other drivers. This can lead to a crash and serious personal injuries.  
Have headlight range adjustment checked immediately by an authorized Volkswagen  
dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.  
Interior and reading lights  
Fig. 68 Thumbwheel next to the steering wheel.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
.
Button  
Function  
Interior lights off.  
Interior lights on.  
Door contact switch on.  
Switch in Interior lights go on automatically when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is opened, or  
the center the vehicle key is removed from the ignition.  
position  
The lights go out about 20 seconds after you close the doors. They also go out when  
you lock the vehicle or switch on the ignition.  
Reading light on or off.  
Glove and luggage compartment lights  
The glove and luggage compartments may have lights that come on automatically when they are  
opened and go off when they are closed.  
Background lighting  
When the ignition and headlights are switched on, the background lighting in the roof console lights  
up.  
There may also be footwell lighting.  
Background lighting in the doors  
The background lighting in the doors comes on when the ignition or headlights are switched on.  
Turn the thumbwheel to the desired position ⇒ꢀfig. 68:  
Position  
Background lighting color  
R
B
Red  
Blue  
W
White  
Background lighting switched off  
The interior and reading lights go out when you lock the vehicle or a few minutes after you  
remove the vehicle key from the ignition. This helps to prevent unnecessary drain on the vehicle  
battery.