Hi all

 

Not sure whether to mention this when the car goes into the dealer in a few weeks or not but...I leave the headlights on auto all the time. I see no real reason to do anything different.

 

However, they're way too eager!

 

It seems like once they're on, they're on. I was driving around in the blazing sunshine yesterday with my lights on. I mean, it's not a problem, as such, just wondered if everyone's were like this, or whether I'm carrying a glitch?

 

Cheers,

Alex

Mine seem to come on in the sun a lot, there are 3 options to alter them in the car settings on the touch screen, can't tell what difference they make though. Any thoughts

I have mine set to 'Early' and they work really well.  Having them on in bright sunlight is a very good idea.

You can change the sensitivity in the infotainment.

Mine seem to come on in the sun a lot, there are 3 options to alter them in the car settings on the touch screen, can't tell what difference they make though. Any thoughts

 

Agreed, any of the settings don't seem to make any difference!

I've only had my mark 3 for a week, so not too sure how it's going to behave, but my mark 2 regularly did this. However, since it never failed to turn the lights on when it was actually dark, I didn't worry!

Maybe the sensor decides that visibility is not ideal. Bright sunshine doesn't always mean excellent visibility.

Mine seem to come on in the sun a lot, there are 3 options to alter them in the car settings on the touch screen, can't tell what difference they make though. Any thoughts

I would agree mine are just as sensitive. However, I've never seen in the cars system where you can change the sensitivity, can you advise please as there may be a raft of menu choices I am missing out on :-)

 

Thanks

I would agree mine are just as sensitive. However, I've never seen in the cars system where you can change the sensitivity, can you advise please as there may be a raft of menu choices I am missing out on :-)

 

Thanks

 

CAR > Settings > Lights.

There was a thread on here a while ago about a similar thing.

If i remember correctly it seemed to be related to the angle of the sunlight striking the sensor.

Maybe it was from a couple of guys in Scandanavia during the summer, I cant quite remember, I'll see if I can find the thread.

It seems this has been an "issue" for along time now on the MK2 Octavia and Superb etc.

 

I think the conclusion is that they're meant to come on in certain bright sunshine conditions.

 

I wonder if, like the MK2, you can adjust the sensitivity further with VCDS.

 

I have a Polar-FIS+ and this allows me to fully adjust the light and rain sensitivity.