“Coming home” and “Leaving home” feature (orientation lighting)
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
The “Coming home” feature, if equipped, must be switched on manually. The “Leaving home” feature
is controlled automatically by a low-light sensor.
“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 rear hatch is closed.
Switch off:
– Automatically after delay period is over.
– Automatically, if a vehicle door or the rear hatch is still open about
30 seconds after activation.
– Turn light switch to the
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.
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
“Coming 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.
