Daytime driving lights.

[GTI Leo]

Hi guys recently bought a VW Polo Gti, car is great no complaints.
However and yes it sounds silly, i have no idea how to keep my lights off during the day.
Start the car up and they are fully on, only thing i can do is only leave me parkers on.

I'm assuming these have to do with day time driving lights,
(I didn't get the daytime led's option included)
so how can i turn them off???

[gavs]

Hey Leo, yours wouldn't happen to be a red 3 door that would have been driving up the highway towards dandenong from hastings way on last sunday would it?

Anyway, your headlight switch is on the right hand side of your instruments, maybe turn that to off? If indeed you do have it set to off, head back to the dealer

[flyingfridge]

Nope Polo GTI always has lights on. it's a new VW thing that they're rolling out across the range. as you've mentioned if you turn your lights to parkers, you'll actually have less headlight than when they're 'off'. afaik, that's all you can do.

[JaneAusten]

Check the manual, I have the 6R GTI and it's just something you do with the indicators IIRC from the owner's manual. It's down stairs and I cbf going down. Lol, sorry, maybe later.

[pologti18t]

Have you gone through the MFD options?

[JaneAusten]

It's not in the MFD, trust me the manual says something about it, I'll check after dinner, but surely you have a copy too if you have the car.

[GTI Leo]

Hi Gavs, nah sorry mate wasn't me, must be someone else with their lights off.

Hi Jane yeah went through the book again and there is a way to switch them off.
Something about holding the indicator handle down and back and the headlight icon should flash thus turning off the daytime lights.
Not sure what I am doing wrong, i can't seem to turnm them off.
Going to try again tomorrow, hopefully i'm just doing something wrong.

[JaneAusten]

Yeah mate I just checked, pg. 93. I tried "method 2" as well and can't seem to get it working. This is some voodoo.

[JaneAusten]

Btw, another GTI owner, congrats!

[GTI mk6]

Hi guys recently bought a VW Polo Gti, car is great no complaints.
However and yes it sounds silly, i have no idea how to keep my lights off during the day.
Start the car up and they are fully on, only thing i can do is only leave me parkers on.

I'm assuming these have to do with day time driving lights,
(I didn't get the daytime led's option included)
so how can i turn them off???

For my Golf GTI, to turn them off (from memory)
Pull indicator stalk down and then towards steering wheel, hold till you hear a beep,
Turn ignition on for 3 seconds then off again, sounds like same thing with the Polo from what Jane Austin said, see if this works

[gavs]

Nope Polo GTI always has lights on. it's a new VW thing that they're rolling out across the range. as you've mentioned if you turn your lights to parkers, you'll actually have less headlight than when they're 'off'. afaik, that's all you can do.

You learn something new everyday! Mine will have the DRLs anyway so I will constantly have lights on regardless. When the car gets here....

[GTI Leo]

Thanks GTI mk6, for this info. Not sure what i was doing wrong but i can't seem to get them off.
Have tried every combination possible including car on/of, keys in/out of ignition.
I have no idea how to turn these off, looks like i'll have to take it back to the dealer to get them turned off.

Thanks anyway everyone.

[GTI Leo]

So took the car back to the dealer for an unrelated problem (electric mirror switch was faulty), and the guys at the service dept advised me that the daytime driving lights cannot be turned off on a Polo Gti.
Can't even take out a fuse because that will render all lights useless.

Still seems stupid to me that there is no way these can be turned off.
Oh well.

[snowtyres]

This link explains............

Daytime running lights on cars become mandatory in Europe | Car Advice | Reviews

[Umai Naa!!]

It's a proven safety feature, and ALL new cars should have it.

I've made a habit of turning the headlights on in my personal cars when I hop in, as they're not DRL-equipped.