Owners of a *Winter Pack

[SRGTD]

Just what I was going to say. It would not be the first time ive switched my lights off to clean the screen   

^+1. I've done this too, and yes, headlamp washers aren't activated if you switch to sidelights.

[Booth11]

Just what I was going to say. It would not be the first time ive switched my lights off to clean the screen   

I might have done this...

once or twice...

on a deserted road    

[mike.]

A weird thing with mine is if you push the stalk away from you, puts the back wiper on, and then pull the stalk to wash the screen, the light washers don't activate. 

[ttdan]

The problem i have with the washers is that they seem to turn the lights off when you use them!! On a dark unlit road, which is 75% of my commute home, i pull the washer and the doo dahs pop up and block out the lights rendering the view ahead somewhat dark! Bloody dangerous. Also, there is a design fault with the auto light switch. In auto mode and you want to switch to normal on mode to put on a front foglight or, more importantly a rear fog light, you have to move the switch past the sidelight position effectively turning the headlights OFF!!! As you do so. Pretty stupid design and dangerous on an unlit road.

[dubber36]

Dan, turning from Auto to dipped does not turn the lights off momentarily. There is a slight delay when you turn the switch off before the lights actually turn off. The reason you need to switch to the dipped position to use the fog lights is so that the fog lights turn off when you turn the switch back to Auto, therefore preventing them being left on accidentally when it's not foggy anymore.

With regards to washers blocking the light, the first Phaeton's washers worked one at a time when activated. This was well over 10 years ago, so I'm surprised that it hasn't filtered down to lesser models by now.

[ttdan]

Dan, turning from Auto to dipped does not turn the lights off momentarily. There is a slight delay when you turn the switch off before the lights actually turn off. The reason you need to switch to the dipped position to use the fog lights is so that the fog lights turn off when you turn the switch back to Auto, therefore preventing them being left on accidentally when it's not foggy anymore.

With regards to washers blocking the light, the first Phaeton's washers worked one at a time when activated. This was well over 10 years ago, so I'm surprised that it hasn't filtered down to lesser models by now.

It does, as the switch has to go past the sidelight position.

[chris1h]

well I have been waiting till i get to a set of lights and turning them on sidelights and putting spray on to save making a mess of everywhere    bit of a fiddle but i dont have vagcom to do any the stuff. guna have to invest in it for future! cheers for responses people! thought was just mine been a twa*t

[dubber36]

My dipped lights don't turn of on the Golf or Passat when going from Auto to dipped. Both have halogen lights so perhaps xenons are different.

[mike.]

I have Xenons and mine are the same.

Unless I stop at the sidelight position for a couple of seconds or more I can go from auto to dipped beam position without the lights going off.

[ttdan]

So i have to switch fast then? Maybe they should amend the owners manual, switch quickly between auto and lights on if you want to use the fog lamps, else the lights go out for a bit....a seprate fog light switch may have been a better idea.