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Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual: Coming home and Leaving home feature (orientation lighting)

Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual / Before driving / Lights and vision / Lights / Coming home and Leaving home feature (orientation lighting)

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The Coming home feature must be switched on manually. The Leaving home feature is automatically controlled by a sensor.

Coming home Operation
Switch on: – Switch off the ignition.

– Briefly operate the headlight flasher. ⇒ Turn signal lever and high beam switch 

The Coming home lighting is switched on when the driver door is open, the headlight switch is set to , and the low light sensor detects darkness. The delay period starts once the last vehicle door or the rear hatch is closed.
Switch off: – Automatically after delay period is over.

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

– Turn light switch to position.

– Switch the ignition on.
Leaving home Operation
Switch on: – Unlock the vehicle if the light switch is in the  position and the sensor registers darkness.
Switch off: – Automatically after preset delay period is over.

– Lock the vehicle.

– Turn the light switch to the position.

– Switch the ignition on.

Background lighting in the outside mirrors

The background lighting in the outside mirrors lights up the area close to the doors while you are getting into or out of the vehicle. It is switched on when the vehicle is unlocked, a vehicle door is opened, or the Coming home or Leaving home feature is activated. If the vehicle is equipped with a light sensor, the background lighting in the outside mirrors is only switched on in darkness.

The delay period can be adjusted and the feature can be switched on and off in the Lights & Vision menu ⇒  .

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

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