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2017 Volkswagen Beetle Owners Manual - Coming Home/Leaving Home features (orientation lighting)



Coming Home/Leaving Home features (orientation lighting)

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Your vehicle may be equipped with Coming Home/Leaving Home features.

The Coming Home feature must be switched on manually. The Leaving Home feature is controlled automatically by a low-light sensor.

Coming Home Action
Switch on: – Switch off the ignition.

– Operate the headlight flasher for about 1 second ⇒ Turn signal lever and high beam switch .

The Coming Home lighting is switched on when the driver door is open.

The delay period starts once the last vehicle door or the trunk lid is closed.
Switch off: – Automatically after delay period is over.

– Automatically, if a vehicle door or the trunk lid is still open about 30 seconds after activation.

– Turn light switch to the m/k/v042MK position.

– Switch the ignition on.
Leaving Home Action
Switch on: – Unlock the vehicle if the light switch is in the m/k/v028MKm/k/v048MKm/k/v047MKm/k/v042MK position and the low-light sensor registers darkness.
Switch off: – Automatically after preset delay period is over.

– Lock the vehicle.

– Turn the light switch to the m/k/v042MK position.

– Switch the ignition on.

If the Coming Home feature is switched on and the driver door is opened, no warning chime will sound to alert you that the lights are still on.


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