Auto lights won't switch off

should_do_more · 27-03-2012, 03:39 PM

Hi all
Got a 2008 golf. The auto lights won't switch off. Car is clean, sensor I think is in the rear view mirror? Switch turns on and off otherwise. Any ideas?
Thanks

dew1911 · 27-03-2012, 03:45 PM

Don't Golf's of that age use the dipped beams as DRL's the same way my Volvo does?

cobra · 27-03-2012, 03:49 PM

yes the sensor is in the mirror - if its gone it will need replacing

before you do this, just disconnect the battery and after a few minutes reconnect it - its worth a shot!

should_do_more · 27-03-2012, 04:06 PM

Cheers will give that a go!

No drls on my car but you can set them up to be. I did wonder to start with, not had the car long 😊

possul · 27-03-2012, 05:21 PM

Does it have auto wipers? Do they have a adjustment knob for sensitivity? Should work both lights and wipers

SteveTDCi · 27-03-2012, 05:27 PM

Can you not switch the lights off instead of leaving them on auto ? Have you changed the time they stay on for in the mfd ?

jordanogrady · 27-03-2012, 06:28 PM

Do they turn off after 30 seconds or so? They usually have a setting so when you get home, it lights the drive way....

Jordan

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should_do_more · 27-03-2012, 06:34 PM

I don't have the mfd full fat version. However, switch it off switch in in has done the trick, thanks!

It wasn't the home function, just when driving about. Switched on the car this morning and they just stayed on every time the car was turned on. All sorted now.

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should_do_more Orbital Oracle Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 547 Thanks: 82 Thanked 160 Times in 134 Posts	Auto lights won't switch off Hi all Got a 2008 golf. The auto lights won't switch off. Car is clean, sensor I think is in the rear view mirror? Switch turns on and off otherwise. Any ideas? Thanks

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27-03-2012, 03:45 PM	#2
dew1911 OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kendal, Lake District Posts: 1,428 Thanks: 536 Thanked 903 Times in 713 Posts	Don't Golf's of that age use the dipped beams as DRL's the same way my Volvo does?

27-03-2012, 03:49 PM	#3
cobra PC Perfectionist Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 489 Thanks: 91 Thanked 144 Times in 130 Posts	yes the sensor is in the mirror - if its gone it will need replacing before you do this, just disconnect the battery and after a few minutes reconnect it - its worth a shot!

27-03-2012, 04:06 PM	#4
should_do_more Orbital Oracle Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 547 Thanks: 82 Thanked 160 Times in 134 Posts	Cheers will give that a go! No drls on my car but you can set them up to be. I did wonder to start with, not had the car long 😊

27-03-2012, 05:27 PM	#6
SteveTDCi OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stamford Lincs Posts: 3,319 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 1,120 Times in 1,018 Posts	Can you not switch the lights off instead of leaving them on auto ? Have you changed the time they stay on for in the mfd ?

27-03-2012, 06:28 PM	#7
jordanogrady PC Perfectionist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Doncaster. Posts: 372 Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 40 Posts	Do they turn off after 30 seconds or so? They usually have a setting so when you get home, it lights the drive way.... Jordan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

27-03-2012, 06:34 PM	#8
should_do_more Orbital Oracle Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 547 Thanks: 82 Thanked 160 Times in 134 Posts	I don't have the mfd full fat version. However, switch it off switch in in has done the trick, thanks! It wasn't the home function, just when driving about. Switched on the car this morning and they just stayed on every time the car was turned on. All sorted now.

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