Stop/Start and Brake Lights

[p3asa]

Who cares. They're not blinding you if you are behind the wheel  :wink:

Besides, VW aren't alone in this. Audi / BMW, etc. all have really bright rear LED's these days. Better than the old school blown bulbs everywhere me thinks.

I care as im a courteous driver.
There is no need for your brake lights on when you are stationary. Especially if the car behind Is stationary. It serves no purpose at all.

[scotland67]

I agree. I always use my handbrake at red traffic lights, but then I was a driving instructor and this was expected of candidates when taking their driving test.
It's unfortunate that the brake lights will be on on my Mk 7, which I take delivery of in 2 weeks or so, when in auto hold.

[mcmaddy]

Maybe a compromise would be lights on and then when you go into stop start mode the brake lights pulse at a lower brightness.

[adekil]

I'm just thankful people have working brake lights! I often drive behind countless amount of cars where the owners don't have working lights and haven't bothered to check or replace, its so annoying having to guess if they are braking!

[Andy_cs]

Why not just flick the handbrake on, brake lights then go off, problem solved

[JB GTI]

Slightly off topic but linked to the rear lights. Does anyone know if the brake lights come on when the ACC slows the car down. I hope it does otherwise the chances of being rear ended will be greatly increased 

[itavaltalainen]

yes they do come on when acc brakes (noticed in rear view mirror at night)

[JamesMac]

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Think VW could set it up that when auto hold is on the brake lights turn off but would personally not mess with any safety features set up. Far too many potential consequences.
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It's possibly the case that safety groups in conjunction with manufacturers deem it safer to have your tail all lit up to prevent rear-enders occurring than dazzling the driver behind when stationary. Maybe a better solution would be some sort of pulsing, similar to emergency stop brake lights.

Whatever, I do like the Auto Hold in tandem with Stop/Start and ACC.
My insurance for the GTD against a '59 Scirocco GT TDI 140 manual was £39 less, so the active measures baked in to the Golf are bearing fruit at last!