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How does the light selector of a Volkswagen car work?

Model: Volkswagen Volkswagen Various
Part: Instrument cluster

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How do you turn on the lights on a Volkswagen car? We see it in this video: the procedure is more or less the same for all the latest models of the German brand. The selector is located on the left side of the steering wheel.

By putting the selector on "0" we only turn on the daytime running lights; moving the knob to the right, we go to the "auto" function, where a sensor measures the light intensity and activates the headlights accordingly: turning one more click, we will turn on the fog lights; one more click to the right and we will also turn on the rear fog lights, in order to signal our presence to the vehicles following us, in case of thick fog.


Posted on 6 August 2025 by ScegliAuto


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