DRL / Daytime Running Lights / Driving Lights

[Brian]

thanks. That worked. I played around and could turn then both on and off (no chime though).

Still begs the question how they turned off cos i never touch the light switch which is required in this sequence.

Around the time they turned on i recall playing around the controls.

Finally tried it on mine and worked but no chime also. Lights where OFF (non-auto) and nothing else going to affect sound. At least I know it works, thanks to all who contributed.
Brian

[CatonaPC©]

Driving into work this morning, I had a Mk6 TSI behind me with DRLs on. Bloody hell! But they're bright! How long before some unlucky sod gets pulled over by the constabulatory for running 'fog lights'.

[cme2c]

Driving into work this morning, I had a Mk6 TSI behind me with DRLs on. Bloody hell! But they're bright! How long before some unlucky sod gets pulled over by the constabulatory for running 'fog lights'.

I heard it's already happened, but not to a Golf driver. Fortunately my 118TSI also has foggies, so even the thickest plod should be able to be shown the difference. It's funny, Volvos and Saabs had DRLs 30 years ago.

[CatonaPC©]

. . . Volvos and Saabs had DRLs 30 years ago.

Yeah, but they didn't burn out your retina if you just happened to glance at them! I undertand these things are mandatory in Europe and the US, but do they need to be so bright? In time when they become more prevalent on the road, they might actually be a hazard.

[iBoost]

So this car didn't have xenons? Were they similar to high beams brightness?

[Corey_R]

Yeah - that's a question I'd be asking since the MK6 TSI just uses it's headlights for DRL ?!

[cme2c]

Yeah - that's a question I'd be asking since the MK6 TSI just uses it's headlights for DRL ?!

It has a special bulb (in the Halogens) H15 55W high beam/15W DRL. HIDs in the GTI don't know. I don't see how you can dim a gas discharge lamp.

[cme2c]

Yeah, but they didn't burn out your retina if you just happened to glance at them! I undertand these things are mandatory in Europe and the US, but do they need to be so bright? In time when they become more prevalent on the road, they might actually be a hazard.

The Golf DRLs are 15W halogens. The Volvos were 21W incandescent. I think the main difference is that the Golf ones use the high beam reflector, whereas the old Volvos had a diffuser over the bulb.

By putting the DRL filament away from the focal point of the reflector, a divergent beam is produced.

Here's the bulb



and here's a link to a Hella product guide. You can see the difference in the beams.

http://www.hella.com/produktion/HellaSG/WebSite/MiscContent/Download/Wholesalers/LEDayline_DRL.pdf

[Corey_R]

Thanks for the info cme2c

[paulcito]

Mk6 driving Lights activation question please

Hi
Am trying to activate the driving lights as per user manual ie "left turn signal and pull back (flash)" - it doesn't work ...
Are the instructions correct ?

Thx in advance,

[barges]

to turn on the driving lights turn the headlight switch to on and pull outwards. mine cant be pulled out in auto.
in auto the cornering lights work at low speed maybe with indicators???

[Olaf the Golaf]

The "driving lights" (the ones in the centre of the headlight unit) are always on if the car is set to Auto (using the little knob to the right of the steering wheel next to the door. I know if you turn the standard headlights on/off manually (to the far right) and pull out the little turning knob it turns on the fog lights, pull it out a second time and it turns on the rear fog lights as well.

If you're using the indicator stalk you're turning on the high beams. towards you to flash them, away from you to keep them on.

[logger]

If it is in fact the Daylight running lights that you are looking to change, here are some intructions I put together for another forum. Make sure headlight switch is off or it will not work.

To change DRL state:

Left = DRL OFF

1) Headlight switch to OFF,
2) Select Left indicator while
3) Simultaneously holding the stalk hard back towards you to flash the lights while
4) Simultaneously cycling IGN on for a couple seconds - until you hear the DING.

DRLs are now OFF.

Right = DRL ON

1) Headlight switch to OFF,
2) Select Right indicator while
3) Simultaneously holding the stalk hard back towards you to flash the lights while
4) Simultaneously cycling IGN on for a couple seconds - until you hear the DING.

DRLs are now ON

[G-rig]

That's some good info logger, will have to try that.

It was all new to me and thought the xenons were on.

Interesting how the dash needles are always lit, don't mind that but is harder to tell if the lights are on or not during the day.

[logger]

Actually you just reminded me...I do not think my instruction work for Xenons. Just Halogens. But give it a try.
To see if you lights are on during the day (other than DRLs which you cannot tell unless you go outside and look), Glance up near the dome lights. The little red spotties ON, are give away that lights are on (I think).