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So I noticed on my fog lights there is another light next to it. I believe these are the DLR lights. I have checked both bulbs they are fine but the lights don’t work. Is there are fuse? 

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Like mine, yours was shipped from the factory with the lamps installed and wired up but needing a 2 part software change to get them working.

The first part is to tell the controller that you want to activate them. I used the Carista app connecting to the diagnostic port through an ELM 327 unit via bluetooth or wifi (depending on which version you chose to purchase).

 

Equally you could use the popular but expensive VCDS software (and there may be others).  Look at the VCDS pages on Briskoda where there is a map showing  members willing to do the work for you for a few beer tokens.

 

Thirdly, a VAG dealership could do it at dealer rates.

 

Having had the activation done, the next step is shown in your driver's handbook. It shows how to turn the driving lights  on and off at will using one of the stalks on the steering column.

Just a bit confusing is that they call this activation rather than on/off.

 

One final point is that if you choose the Carista app you will also be able to activate other comfort features such as cornering lights, coming home lights, auto turn on of the rear wiper when reversing if the front wiper is on and much more. The list is on the Carista page for your model. Take a look but I am told cost is now much more than the small price I paid as an early adopter.

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Also if you use the Carista App you can use the front fog lamps as DRL's that's what I use much better and brighter than the ordinary bulbs. After a while the solder on the ordinary bulbs melt and stop the bulbs working, because the bulbs are on all the time they get quite hot.

As you can see from the photos in the two threads where I reported the bulb problem, the cause is not so much the heat but the vibration of the plastic tray on which the lights are mounted.

However I agree that using fogs as DRLs avoids or reduces the effects the vibration on the bulbs as the fog light bulbs are contained more rigidly in a larger mass. 

I find cornering lights is a better use of the fog lights.

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