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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: 2014GTi on 17 December 2013, 21:59
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Hi folks,
Quick question, does anybody know why my Auto lights are always on?
Even when I set off from work this afternoon (day light) the main head lights turned on. :whistle:
Cheers :)
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Try cleaning your dusk sensor on the outside of your windscreen. Your lights will probably be on most of the day at this time of year as the light is poor at the best of times.
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Try cleaning your dusk sensor on the outside of your windscreen. Your lights will probably be on most of the day at this time of year as the light is poor at the best of times.
Screen definitely clean, even after I washed it the lights come on.
I assume one they are on, they stay on until the next ignition on cycle?
Any way to adjust the sensitivity? :nerd:
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Try cleaning your dusk sensor on the outside of your windscreen. Your lights will probably be on most of the day at this time of year as the light is poor at the best of times.
Screen definitely clean, even after I washed it the lights come on.
I assume one they are on, they stay on until the next ignition on cycle?
Any way to adjust the sensitivity? :nerd:
They should turn off automatically when it gets light even on the same ignition cycle. Sometimes they can be temperamental. My old Mk5 used to do the same. What looks like daylight to you might not be daylight to your dusk sensor as strange as it sounds. They seem to have a mind of their own at times.
I don't think you can adjust the sensitivity no. Have you tried turning the lights onto manual and back on to auto? I wouldn't worry about it though. Some cars (Volvo's) have the lights permanently on as I believe it's a legal requirement in some countries (Sweden I think?).
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There is a setting in the CAR menu's for when they come on, early/late etc might be worth a try.
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There is a setting in the CAR menu's for when they come on, early/late etc might be worth a try.
Cheers guys, will try the settings..... I guess I'm worry for no real reason as all the cars lights are mostly LED's :smiley:
I'm really loving everything about the GTi so far.....
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Hi folks,
Quick question, does anybody know why my Auto lights are always on?
Even when I set off from work this afternoon (day light) the main head lights turned on. :whistle:
Cheers :)
The DRLs' are always on but that doesn't mean the lights are on. Your rears won't be illuminated.
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He said "the main headlights turned on" - not the DRL'S!
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Hi all,
I changed the setting to "late" and today for the firs time I noticed the main headlights turned off when direct sunlight hit the car head one.
But as soon as I moved further down the road the came back on again. :rolleyes:
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I noticed in the Mk6 that driving on a summers evening with a very bright sun, low down behind me, the headlights came on. Driving back the other way minutes later, the lights were off. The was no change in the overall light levels, some I'm wondering if the front sensor talks to the dimming mirror sensor and between them, they decide to turn the lights on if there is bright sunlight behind the car. It is good practice to do that after all.
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The DRLs' are always on but that doesn't mean the lights are on. Your rears won't be illuminated.
Given the legal requirement to have rear running lights at all times in some countries, I wonder if there is a coding change to have the rear lights on at all times?
It should be law to have lights on front and back, the amount of morons I see in the early morning thinking they are ok because their DRL's are on is unreal.
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It should be law to have lights on front and back
It is - but not all day! Daytime running lights are designed to make your car more visible to to ther road users you are approaching (particularly pedestrians) during daylight hours....
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Yes, that much is obvious, but causes numerous retards to then do nothing with their lights thinking that drls mean their lights are on automatically, rendering them less than visible at 5 am in the Cambridgeshire countryside! See it minimum once a week!
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Yes, but these retards are completely outclassed by the Morons, who switch their foglights on before they drive off.. I couldn't believe how many i saw last night on the way home. Do they actually think they look cool? nobs !
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I noticed in the Mk6 that driving on a summers evening with a very bright sun, low down behind me, the headlights came on. Driving back the other way minutes later, the lights were off. The was no change in the overall light levels, some I'm wondering if the front sensor talks to the dimming mirror sensor and between them, they decide to turn the lights on if there is bright sunlight behind the car. It is good practice to do that after all.
That's not a good thing... When the sun's low and behind you, you want your lights on... Think about the sun shining into the eyes of the on coming traffic... Headlights help with your visibility...
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I noticed in the Mk6 that driving on a summers evening with a very bright sun, low down behind me, the headlights came on. Driving back the other way minutes later, the lights were off. The was no change in the overall light levels, some I'm wondering if the front sensor talks to the dimming mirror sensor and between them, they decide to turn the lights on if there is bright sunlight behind the car. It is good practice to do that after all.
That's not a good thing... When the sun's low and behind you, you want your lights on... Think about the sun shining into the eyes of the on coming traffic... Headlights help with your visibility...
Read it again Corgi. That's exactly what I said. My headlight won't help my visibility tho', but they will make me more visible to others.
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My mistake...
In the end, many of the electronic driver aids enable many folks to drive their cars with even less thought than they used to have to use.
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So true. I've had to drive my Mk2 for the last couple of days. I had to turn the lights and wipers on myself and everything.
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So true. I've had to drive my Mk2 for the last couple of days. I had to turn the lights and wipers on myself and everything.
Wow, how did you cope? :laugh:
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What I notice more than anything else is the way the fuel gauge plumets. Even tho' it does about 32mpg, the tank is tiny, so I can start the week with 3/4 of a tank, do 200miles and it's on the red.
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What I notice more than anything else is the way the fuel gauge plumets. Even tho' it does about 32mpg, the tank is tiny, so I can start the week with 3/4 of a tank, do 200miles and it's on the red.
Small tank = less fuel..... less fuel = less weight.... less weight = better mpg....
This is the thinking behind the smaller tanks.... :grin:
Update, switched the lights to long seems to have made a difference and I have noticed they now go on/off based on the sun/daylight etc. :smiley:
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What do you mean by 'switched foglights to long'? They are only legal to use in low visibilityss situations, eg fog!
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What do you mean by 'switched foglights to long'? They are only legal to use in low visibilityss situations, eg fog!
No No I meant the main auto-headlight response time in the CMS menu :smiley: I only use fog lights for extreme fog... infact I havent even tested the fog lights out yet to ensure they work :shocked: :rolleyes:
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Ah - you mean switched the light sensitivity to 'late' - with you now!
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Has maybe someone tryed Philips Xenon Xtreme Vision front lights in MK7? Here is link http://www.philips.co.uk/content/gb/automotive-car-lights/www/en/carlights/headlights-xenon.html?int_origin=2_LI_all_slot1_gb_en_carlights_headlightshalogen_headlightsxenonsubcategory.html so you can see them (for MK7 is type D3S). What do you think abot that lights - are they ok or not? Are they worth to change them for originals?
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Has maybe someone tryed Philips Xenon Xtreme Vision front lights in MK7? Here is link http://www.philips.co.uk/content/gb/automotive-car-lights/www/en/carlights/headlights-xenon.html?int_origin=2_LI_all_slot1_gb_en_carlights_headlightshalogen_headlightsxenonsubcategory.html so you can see them (for MK7 is type D3S). What do you think abot that lights - are they ok or not? Are they worth to change them for originals?
I have some Philips BlueVision instead of the Xtreme as I wanted them to match the Xenon's more. :smiley:
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I have some Philips BlueVision instead of the Xtreme as I wanted them to match the Xenon's more. :smiley:
And you are surrely satisfied with them? You must be but i want to know how are Philips Xenon Xtreme Vision doing on the car?
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So true. I've had to drive my Mk2 for the last couple of days. I had to turn the lights and wipers on myself and everything.
Haha, whenever I drive our old Astra (which believe it or not is only when I have no choice..) I keep trying to drive off with the handbrake on :)
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? :huh:
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? :huh:
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
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The xenon lights will follow the way your steering also, there designed to turn into the bend your steering into
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? :huh:
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? :cool:
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? ???
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? 8)
Yup.
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? :huh:
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? :cool:
Certainly do, called dynamic light bending or something, best results when set to sport in individual driving mode!
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? ???
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? 8)
Yup.
haha I thought I just had the static lights.... :rolleyes:
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? ???
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? 8)
Yup.
haha I thought I just had the static lights.... :rolleyes:
That's only non Xenon Golfs! :tongue:
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? ???
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? 8)
Yup.
haha I thought I just had the static lights.... :rolleyes:
That's only non Xenon Golfs! :tongue:
Nope, Golfs fitted with Xenons have static cornering lights too!
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? ???
Oops! Meant fogs as static cornering... :embarrassed:
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? 8)
Yup.
haha I thought I just had the static lights.... :rolleyes:
That's only non Xenon Golfs! :tongue:
Nope, Golfs fitted with Xenons have static cornering lights too!
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Quick question,
when my Xenon headlights turn on, they auto-test by moving up and down, but when they are in the down position they also go sideways, are those the static cornering lights doing a test also? :huh:
Nope, these would be the dynamic cornering lights, which is just the headlight unit swivelling the projector housing for when you go around bends at speed. The static cornering lights are standard H7 halogens, you'll get them on when reversing, or tight cornering at low speed. Just turn your wheel slightly when parked with lights on to see them in action.
So we do get dynamic cornering lights in the UK? :cool:
Certainly do, called dynamic light bending or something, best results when set to sport in individual driving mode!
Indeed, when in sport mode, the light turn more aggressively. In fact in some situations it seems that they are spring-wired with the steering wheel.