Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 116

and cannot always recognize all lighting and driving
situations.
If the light switch is in the
lighting and instrument and switch lighting are au-
tomatically switched on and off in the following sit-
uations → in Switching lights on and off on
page 113:
— Automatic activation: If the low-light sensor reg-
isters darkness, for example, when driving
through a tunnel or at dusk OR when the rain sen-
sor recognizes rain and switches the windshield
wipers on.
— Automatic deactivation: If sufficient brightness is
registered OR the windshield wipers have not
moved for several minutes.
You can adjust the level of darkness the vehicle must
register before automatically switching on the head-
lights in the
Vehicle settings
system → page 26, Infotainment system operation
and displays. You can also turn the automatic activa-
tion of the headlights with the rain sensors on and
off via this menu.
Cornering lights
Your vehicle may have cornering lights, which are ei-
ther integrated into the headlights or the fog lights
under the front bumper. At speeds below about
25 mph (40 km/h), the cornering light on one side of
the vehicle will come on automatically when you
turn a corner. If you turn to the right, the right cor-
nering light comes on; turn left and the left corner-
ing light comes on. The light dims and goes out
when the steering wheel is straightened out again.
When you move the selector lever to reverse (R), the
cornering lights on both sides of the vehicle may
come on so that you can see the area around the ve-
hicle better when backing up.
The cornering lights work only when the headlights
are on. If you are using automatic headlights (head-
light switch in the
ing lights on and off), they work only when the
headlights have been automatically switched on.
The cornering lights do not come on when the head-
light switch is in the position.
Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS)
Some vehicles equipped with LED headlights also
have an Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS), which
works only when the headlight switch is in the
position and only at speeds above about 6 mph
(10 km/h). The swivel-mounted lamps automatically
help improve road illumination during cornering.
In vehicles with Driving Mode Selection, the selected
driving mode can affect the turning of the lights. For
114 Lights
position, both vehicle
menu in the Infotainment
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position → page 112, Switch-
example, in the Eco driving mode, the AFS is deacti-
vated → page 157, Driving Mode Selection.
In some models, the headlights will turn independ-
ently, even when driving straight ahead. They can
adjust automatically, depending on the weather
conditions and the speed of the vehicle to better
light up the road ahead. The bulbs return to their
original position after a short period of time, de-
pending on the vehicle speed.
On vehicles equipped with AFS, the feature can be
switched on and off in the
Infotainment system → page 26, Infotainment sys-
tem operation and displays.
Acoustic warning when lights are not switched off
In the following situation, a warning chime will
sound if you switch off the ignition and open the
driver door. This is to remind you that lights are still
on.
— Light switch in position
NOTICE
Leaving the parking lights on when the ignition is
switched off can drain the vehicle battery.
Switching the continuous parking
lights on both sides of the vehicle
on and off
When the parking lights are switched on, both head-
lights will turn on as well as sections of the tail-
lights.
Switching on the continuous parking lights on both
sides of the vehicle:
— When the ignition is switched on, turn the light
switch to the position.
— Switch the ignition off.
— Lock the vehicle from the outside.
Automatic parking light deactivation
The vehicle detects that the 12-volt vehicle battery
is low and switches off the parking lights or continu-
ous parking lights early enough to ensure that the
engine can still be started, but not until at least two
hours have passed.
If the battery does not have enough capacity for the
parking lights to run for two hours, the 12-volt vehi-
cle battery may drain enough that the engine is no
longer able to start.
menu in the
Vehicle settings
.