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Lights -> Instrument panel lighting for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Sixth Generation (2005-2010)

“Coming home” Action  
Switch off: – Automatically after delay period is over.  
– Automatically, if a vehicle door or the luggage compartment lid is still open  
about 30 seconds after activation.  
– Turn light switch to O position.  
– Switch the ignition on.  
“Leaving home” Action  
Switch on:  
– Unlock the vehicle if the light switch is in the AUTO position and the low-light  
sensor registers darkness.  
Switch off:  
– Automatically after preset delay period is over.  
– Lock the vehicle.  
– Turn the light switch to the O position.  
– Switch the ignition on.  
The delay period can be adjusted and the function can be switched on and off in the Lights &  
Visionmenu, Volkswagen Information System.  
If the “Coming home” feature is switched on and the driver door is opened, no warning chime will  
sound to alert you that the lights are still on.  
Instrument panel lighting  
Fig. 100 To the left of the steering wheel: Control for instrument panel lighting.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Instrument panel lighting  
When the lights are on, the brightness of the instrument panel lighting is adjusted by pressing the  
button ⇒ꢀfig. 5:  
(É)  
(Ê)  
Brightness up.  
Brightness down.  
In vehicles with daytime running lights (DRL), the instrument cluster lighting switches on automatically  
when it is dark outside or when driving through tunnels, for example. You will need to switch the  
headlights on manually when this happens, so that the vehicle's taillights will turn on, Switching lights  
on and off, Switching lights on and off.