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Activate the "Coming Home" function

Not valid in China

WARNING

If the vehicle is left parked without being

sufficiently marked with the appropriate lights

and other road users do not see it or see it

only with difficulty, this can lead to accidents

and serious injuries.

– Switch off the ignition.

– Operate the light bursts for approx. 1 second.

The "Coming Home" lighting is switched on

when the driver's door is opened. The light

switch-off delay starts when the last door of

the vehicle, including the tailgate, is closed.

● Always park the vehicle securely and with

the appropriate lights on. Observe the

relevant legal regulations.

● If the vehicle needs to be illuminated for

several hours, switch on the right or left-

hand parking lamp if possible. The time that

the parking lamp on one side of the vehicle

can remain on is generally twice as long as

the parking lamp on the other side of the

vehicle.

Activate the "Coming Home" function

Valid only in China

– Switch off the ignition.

The "Coming Home" lighting comes on if the light

control is set to and the rain and light sensor

detects darkness.

The light-off delay starts when the last door of the

vehicle, including the tailgate, is closed.

Deactivate the "Coming Home" function

– It is automatically deactivated after the time

set for the light-off delay has elapsed.

Coming Home" and "Leaving

Home" function

orientation lighting

(exterior

– OR: it is automatically deactivated if a

vehicle door or the tailgate is still open

approx. 60 seconds after the function has

been activated.

)

The "Coming Home" and "Leaving Home"

function illuminates the immediate surroundings

of the vehicle when getting in and out of the

vehicle in case of darkness.

– OR: turn the light knob to the position.

–

OR: switch on the ignition.

Not valid in China: The "Coming Home" function

is activated manually. The "Leaving Home"

function, on the other hand, is automatically

controlled by a rain and light sensor.

Activate the "Leaving Home" function

– Unlock the vehicle (the light control must be

in the position and the rain and light sensor

detects darkness).

Not valid in China: The "Coming Home" and

"Leaving Home" function is automatically

controlled by a rain and light sensor.

Deactivate the "Leaving Home" function.

– It is automatically deactivated after the light-

Settings for the "Coming Home" and "Leaving

Home" functions can be made in the

infotainment system.

off delay time has elapsed.

–

OR: Lock the vehicle.

– OR: turn the light knob to the position.

OR: Switch on the ignition.

– Switch on the ignition.

–

CAR

– Press the

infotainment button.

Settings

function button .

Light and visibility

– Select the menu option

– Select the desired submenu option by

Coming Home

pressing the function button

function

Leaving Home function

or the button

Light

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Further information can be found in the relevant

section of the website. Volkswagen recommends

that you visit a Volkswagen dealership for this.

Headlamps

L i g h t range adjustment

The dynamic bend lighting and dynamic high

beam assistant do not function when the travel

mode is activated. In this case, only the

automatic activation and deactivation of the

high beam function.

When the headlamps are switched on, the

headlamp range is automatically adapted to

the vehicle's state of charge →

Do not use the travel mode for long periods

of time. If you wish to change the

If the headlamps are permanently aligned, have

them checked by a specialist workshop.

Volkswagen recommends that you visit a

WARNING

If the dynamic headlamp levelling system

malfunctions or does not work properly, the

headlamps could dazzle and distract other

road users. This can lead to accidents and

serious injury.

Volkswagen dealer for this

● Immediately go to a specialist workshop

and have the headlamp levelling

adjustment checked.

Problems and solutions

Turn signals

The left or right indicator is on. If one of the

vehicle's or trailer's direction indicators →

page 278 does not work, the indicator light

flashes twice as fast as normal. Check the

vehicle and trailer lighting → page 278.

Modify headlamp aiming (travel

mode)

If you travel to countries where you drive in the

opposite direction to your home country, the

asymmetrical dipped beam may dazzle

oncoming traffic. It is therefore necessary to

change the headlamp alignment when

travelling in one of these countries.

Lighting

There is a total or partial failure in the

vehicle lighting. Replace the relevant bulb

→ p. 295. OR: There is a fault in the

vehicle's lighting system. If all the bulbs

are working, contact a specialist

workshop.

Depending on the equipment, the orientation

of the headlamps can be adjusted in the

– Switch on the ignition.

infotainment system:

CAR

– Press the

infotainment button.

Light range adjustment

Settings

– Press the

function button .

There is a fault in the headlamp levelling

system. Contact a specialist workshop.

Light and visibility

– Select the menu option

Adaptation to left-hand traffic

– Click on

Adaptation to right-hand traffic

in order to activate

or deactivate the function.

Brake light

There is a total or partial failure of the

fre- quency lamp. Replace the

corresponding lamp

→ If all the lamps are working, contact a

specialist workshop.

When travel mode is activated and then each

time the ignition is switched on again, the

indicator light flashes as a confirmation and a

message may appear in the instrument cluster

display for a few seconds.

On vehicles where the headlamp alignment

cannot be changed in the menu, certain areas of

the headlamps must be covered with stickers or

the headlamp alignment must be changed by a

specialist workshop. In a specialist workshop,

the headlamp alignment can be

Number plate light

The number plate lamp does not work.

Replace the corresponding bulb → p. 295.

If all bulbs are OK, if necessary, replace

the bulb → p. 295.

go to a specialised workshop.

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