Get Lights -> ?Coming home? and ?Leaving home? feature (orientation lighting) Guide for Volkswagen Passat SUV Seventh Generation (2010-2014)

WARNING

Crashes and other accidents can happen when you cannot see

the road ahead and when you cannot be seen by other motor-

ists.

Never use daytime running lights (DRL) to see where you are

going. DRL are not bright enough to light up the roadway and

be seen by other motorists. You will not be able to see far

enough ahead for safety, especially at dusk or when it is dark.

Always switch on the low-beam headlights at dusk or when it is

dark.

The taillights do not come on when the daytime running

lights are switched on. A vehicle without taillights on cannot be

seen by others in bad weather, at dusk, or when it is dark.

If automatic headlight control (!54/) is switched on, the low-

beam headlights still may not be switched on in fog or heavy

rain. You have to switch on the low-beam headlights yourself.

In cool or humid weather, the insides of the headlights, the rear

lights, and turn signals can temporarily fog up. This is normal and

does not affect the service life of the vehicle's lighting system.

“Coming home” and “Leaving home” feature (orientation

lighting)

¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and

heed the WARNINGS

The “Coming home” feature must be switched on manually. The

“Leaving home” feature is controlled automatically by a low-light sen-

sor.

“Coming home” Action

Switch on:

– Switch off the ignition.

– Operate the headlight flasher for about

1 second

The “Coming home” lighting is switched on when

the driver door is open.

The delay period starts once the last vehicle door

or the luggage compartment lid is closed.

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 the / position.

– Switch the ignition on.

“Leaving

home”

Action

Switch on:

– Unlock the vehicle if the light switch is in the !54/

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 / position.

– Switch the ignition on.

Background lighting in the outside mirrors

The background lighting in the outside mirrors illuminates the area

near the doors when entering and exiting the vehicle. It is switched on

when the vehicle is unlocked, a vehicle door is opened, or the “Com-

ing home” or “Leaving home” feature is activated. If the vehicle is

equipped with a light sensor, the background lighting in the outside

mirrors is only switched on in darkness.

The delay period can be adjusted in 10 second intervals and the

function can be switched on and off in the Lights & Vision menu ⇒ꢀ

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 and headlight range adjustment

Fig. 87 To the left of the steering wheel: Thumbwheel to adjust in-

strument panel lighting 1.

¤ 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 turning the thumbwheel ⇒ꢀfig. 87 (1).

Instrument cluster brightness

When the lights are on, the brightness of the instrument cluster light-

ing is adjusted by turning the thumbwheel (1).

In some 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 tail-

lights will turn on ⇒ꢀ Daytime running lights (DRL)

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