Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual: Interior and reading lights

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Button	Function
	Interior lights off.
	Interior lights on.
	Door contact switch - center position Interior lights go 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.
	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.

Background lighting

When the ignition and headlights are switched on, the roof console control buttons light up.

There may also be footwell lighting.

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.