MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: akbarirfan on October 27, 2014, 09:26:55 am

Title: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: akbarirfan on October 27, 2014, 09:26:55 am
Hi All,

Yesterday I noticed that my coming home lights (when I lock the car) no longer come on.

They are activated in the highline cluster so not sure what the issue is.

The only change since the last time they worked was installing interior LEDs and having the cam follower changed.

Any ideas what it could be?

Thanks
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: Spankiee on October 27, 2014, 10:17:30 am
Mine does this also but just assumed I had it set up wrong on mfd
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: jaffa on October 27, 2014, 10:57:49 am
Mine stopped working for months even when they were activated

Turned them off via vagcom and turned them back on and they worked again

Still don't know why they stopped working
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: Spankiee on October 27, 2014, 12:52:07 pm
aslong as they come on when i unlock the car im happy they look sweeeeet  :party:
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: akbarirfan on October 27, 2014, 01:04:27 pm
Will try and disable/enable tonight then!
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: akbarirfan on October 28, 2014, 09:36:03 am
I managed to fix this by disabling the Coming Home lights using the MFD, going for a drive, then enabling them using the MFD. Back to normal now.
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: akbarirfan on October 29, 2014, 11:43:45 am
Update:

So now both the coming and leaving home lights work when the feel like it, as do the auto headlights. The headlights definitely work so I can't understand what is going on!!! :scared:

Does anybody know where in VCDS I will find the options to disable and enable these functions?

Thanks
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: Shoduchi on October 29, 2014, 12:37:26 pm
Maybe the problem is in your light sensor. The coming/leaving home lights work if the sensor detects that it's too dark.

Your auto-headlights should work well if the window above the sensor is clean and if the sensor is working well. :confused:
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: akbarirfan on October 29, 2014, 12:40:13 pm
Are you sure that the c/l lights only come on when it's dark though?

The auto wipers work if that helps!
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: Apollo on October 29, 2014, 12:48:28 pm
Are you sure that the c/l lights only come on when it's dark though?

The auto wipers work if that helps!

Only come on when it's dark, same as your auto lights.
Title: Re: Coming Home Lights - Stopped Working
Post by: Shoduchi on October 29, 2014, 01:18:19 pm
Are you sure that the c/l lights only come on when it's dark though?

The auto wipers work if that helps!
It's what Apollo said. It's the same with the wing mirror puddle lights for those cars that have them.