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2017 Volkswagen Beetle Owners Manual - Interior and reading lights



Interior and reading lights

Fig. 88 Thumbwheel next to the steering wheel.

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information firstIntroduction to the subject 

Button Function
m/k/v042MK  Interior lights off.
m/k/v024MK  Interior lights on.
m/k/v132MK

OR: Switch in the center position
Door contact switch on.

Interior lights come on automatically when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is opened, or the vehicle key is removed from the ignition.

The lights go out about 20 seconds after you close the doors. They also go out when you lock the vehicle or switch on the ignition.
m/k/n607MK  Reading light on or off.
Glove and luggage compartment lights

The glove and luggage compartments may have lights that come on automatically when they are opened and go off when they are closed.

Ambient (background) lighting (if equipped)

When the ignition and the headlights are switched on, ambient lights in the roof console light up.

There may also be lighting in the footwells.

Ambient (background) lighting in the doors

Some vehicles are equipped with ambient lighting in the doors that comes on when the ignition or headlights are switched on.

Turn the thumbwheel to the desired position ⇒ Fig. 88 :
Position Ambient lighting color
R Red
B Blue
W White
Ambient lighting in the doors switched off

The interior and reading lights go out when you lock the vehicle or a few minutes after you remove the vehicle key from the ignition. This helps to prevent unnecessary drain on the vehicle battery.


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