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Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:05 pm
by salsajoe
Did not realise that headlights on my 2011 car come on at speed. DRLs are off with VAGCOM but on the continent autobahn at over 100mph the headlights came on. Anyone know if this is standard on all variants?
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:49 pm
by Cuprabob
Yes, it's standard. You need to have the switch on "auto" and they come on at around 80mph.
Another one is if you have the lights on "auto" and the wipers on "auto" and the lights will come on after 4 continous wipes
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:47 pm
by Griffspeed
Cuprabob wrote:Yes, it's standard. You need to have the switch on "auto" and they come on at around 80mph.
Nice one Cuprabob - I didn't know that.
I was too busy looking at where I was going when blatting along the autobahn a couple of weeks back to notice whether the lights had come on!
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:01 pm
by salsajoe
Thanks for that Cuprabob. Had noticed the wiper/lights one but do not normally go above 70
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:28 am
by rm0rgan
Are you sure? Would the heater control lights come on too as I've just driven down the south of France at 85/90mph all the way and I'm sure they were off all the way
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:54 am
by Cuprabob
Did you have your headlight switch set to "Auto"?
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:32 am
by nickyg63@aol.com
this happens on cars without DRL's or with them turned off
Re: Speed related headlights come on
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:23 am
by rm0rgan
Cuprabob wrote:Did you have your headlight switch set to "Auto"?
Yes. Set to Auto - I have Xenons though with my DRLs on.