Coming home lights

[jon_r]

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but I'm trying to find out if coming home lights are built into my Black Edition (based on the SE). I can't find an option to turn them on in the car setup menu via the satnav, so I assume it doesn't have them available?

Next question then is can they be programmed in - and is there anyone in the North East (Durham) that can help?

Many thanks

[xpower]

Do you have auto lights? I think they can be programmed either way but if you have a light sensor they will only work when it is dark.

[jon_r]

No the car doesn't have auto lights, well none I've discovered so far!

[Falkster]

I've had a VCDS session Jon and there are minimal changes that can be made due to lack of hardware/low SE spec on the Black Edition. The best mod is cornering fogs.

[andyvee]

TBH I haven't tried enabling CH/LH lights on a SE or Black Edition as they don't have auto lights and the sensor. It might work, it might not. Without a light sensor I can't see the point of them though??

[jon_r]

It still gets dark even if the car doesn't know whether it's dark or not. At this time of year they'd be quite useful.

I just need to find someone local willing to try it now!

Edited 2 December, 2014 by jon_r

[xpower]

Here's a mk7 golf that didn't have a light sensor

http://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?1406-Golf-MK7-Coming-home-without-light-rain-sensor

[jon_r]

It sounds like it might be possible then. I guess it's certainly worth a try.

 

I found an (old?) VCDS map, but nobody in my area seems that active on here. I might have to travel.

[jon_r]

Just as an update I had the car plugged in and coming home lights are entirely possible, though only in manual mode. I actually prefer this as I decide when they come on and when they don't.

We couldn't get leaving home to work at all even though you can enable all the options in the menu for it.

I also enabled corner fogs, dial sweep on start, fan speed lights and passenger mirror dip on reverse.

[pipsyp]

The one disappointment for me with the CH/LH lighting is the maximum 30 sec timeout on them....its too short. I assume this can be altered with VCDS?

[andyvee]

The one disappointment for me with the CH/LH lighting is the maximum 30 sec timeout on them....its too short. I assume this can be altered with VCDS?

It can, up to about 75 secs I think.

As soon as you alter it via infotainment it goes back to 30 secs.

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[aki78]

The one disappointment for me with the CH/LH lighting is the maximum 30 sec timeout on them....its too short. I assume this can be altered with VCDS?

I used the Leon 5F method and it worked for me (both CH/LH): http://www.stemei.de/pages/coding/seat-leon-5f/leaving-home-leuchtdauer.php

"Small" issue: the infotainment can't handle values above 30 properly.

In example if you set it to 60 with VCDS it will work but you can't set it between 30-60 in the menu,

As I remember once you press "-" the time jumps back to 30 immediately and you can't set it higher again.

But if you reset the light settings in the menu the CH/LH time will be 60 sec. again