Automatic coming/leaving home lighting function

[GolfTi]

Safety for other drivers I suppose, dirty Xenons are bad Xenons.

Saying that, mine will be switched off at the first opportunity, wastes gallons of screen wash too.

[JoeGTI]

Yes that's the way the washers work, same as mk6. They can be disabled via vag com but as per a previous post of mine, I tried vag com on mine today and it didn't work. Nothing available for these ECU's yet it seems.

[Sootchucker]

I tried vag com on mine today and it didn't work. Nothing available for these ECU's yet it seems.

Joe, did your friend try the Beta 12.10 version of the software, as on Ross Tech's website, its mentioned that there is specific support for the MQB/MK7 platform which just isn't there on the "standard" 11.11.6 version ?

[Gryzor]

Safety for other drivers I suppose, dirty Xenons are bad Xenons.

Saying that, mine will be switched off at the first opportunity, wastes gallons of screen wash too.

This might seem like a daft question, but why are dirty xenons bad xenons, but it's OK for normal halogen lights to remain unwashed?

[Sootchucker]

Because Xenons are focused through a lens type reflector rather than the open reflector systems used by most halogen lamps and are much brighter than halogen, and if the lights are very dirty, it causes light scatter blinding on coming traffic.

[JoeGTI]

I tried vag com on mine today and it didn't work. Nothing available for these ECU's yet it seems.

Joe, did your friend try the Beta 12.10 version of the software, as on Ross Tech's website, its mentioned that there is specific support for the MQB/MK7 platform which just isn't there on the "standard" 11.11.6 version ?

Yes, he had that beta version. Connection worked, just no settings could be tweaked.

[OF1]

Because Xenons are focused through a lens type reflector rather than the open reflector systems used by most halogen lamps and are much brighter than halogen, and if the lights are very dirty, it causes light scatter blinding on coming traffic.

Is this why headlight washers are mandatory with a Xenon setup?

[dubber36]

Because Xenons are focused through a lens type reflector rather than the open reflector systems used by most halogen lamps and are much brighter than halogen, and if the lights are very dirty, it causes light scatter blinding on coming traffic.

Is this why headlight washers are mandatory with a Xenon setup?

Yes.

[Bill_the_Bear]

And why cars with Xenons sometimes seem to be coming at you with full beams.