MK7 and VCDS (VAG-COM) thread

[dv52]

The light cluster doesn't light during the day or any other time with the light switch in off position. I noticed this the other day while driving through the tyne tunnel. To be honest that's the way it should be as I see loads of people driving around at dusk with no lights on. My 05 Leon fr had this and I couldn't see the point to be honest.

Mcmaddy:  Thanks for the the response.
Cheers
 Don

[dv52]

Its quite possible that i am talking a complete load of rubbish as i have not checked but just basing my comments on recollection (probably not really a great idea).

No offence taken at all DV :-)

Mark: thanks for the clarification. I just wanted to make sure that your cars operated the same way as ours. My understanding of how these dimming curves work is embryonic and I find that details like this are important in validating (or not) basic concepts!
Cheers
Don

[mcmaddy]

Just an update. My light switch is off and when I turned the car on today in bright sunshine the instrument cluster was lit up. Went through the underground car park and I'm sure the cluster stayed lit. Will try it tomorrow with switch set to auto.

[dv52]

Just an update. My light switch is off and when I turned the car on today in bright sunshine the instrument cluster was lit up. Went through the underground car park and I'm sure the cluster stayed lit. Will try it tomorrow with switch set to auto.

Mcmaddy: many thanks for the update and for testing out this matter for me.

I've now had the opportunity to look more carefully at the dimming curves in the admaps for the UK Golf that was sent to me and I'm 100% confident in asserting (unequivocally) that your models up there operate exactly the same as our cars down here (from a cluster illumination perspective). After all, our two countries define a "lumen" the same way and the photo transistors in VW's cars are all calibrated to respond to light in the same manner - regardless of hemisphere.

Don't bother to recheck your lighting - I'm certain that the cluster illumination will  behave correctly when the switch is in the auto position.
Thanks again
Don

[mcmaddy]

Can I just check the people who have done the dimmed indicator vcds mod. Is it supposed to only dim the light when the full beams aren't on eg during the day. At night when I turn my indicators on the site light bulb comes on, is this right?

[itavaltalainen]

When the headlights are active (regardless of dipped or full beam) they don't get dimmed.

Only works when DRL (and only them) are active, think it does not dim if they are even only on parking lights setting.

[p3asa]

Mine only dims when it is just the DRLs on. I'm sure that is the way all other cars work.

[mcmaddy]

Cheers chaps. Excellent as always 

[Olifran]

Has anyone got the DRL led mod to work with brightness at 100% on sidelights? I tried it (covered a few pages ago on this thread) but it wouldn't accept 100 as a value?

Thanks.

[GrahamFR]

Has anyone got the DRL led mod to work with brightness at 100% on sidelights? I tried it (covered a few pages ago on this thread) but it wouldn't accept 100 as a value?

Thanks.

I had this problem mate, if it won't accept anything then youre on the wrong bunch of German words, have another look for a very similar sentence