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Lights -> Interior and reading lights for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Sixth Generation (2005-2010)

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.  
Interior and reading lights  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Button  
Function  
Interior lights off.  
Interior lights on.  
Door contact switch - center position  
Interior lights go on automatically when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is opened, or  
the vehicle key is removed from the ignition.  
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 roof console control buttons light up.  
There may also be footwell lighting.  
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.