Volkswagen Golf GTI (2015 year). Instruction - part 7

Accident statistics show that vehicle occupants properly wearing safety belts have a lower risk of being
injured and a much better chance of surviving a collision. Properly using safety belts also greatly
increases the ability of the supplemental airbags to do their job in a collision. For this reason, wearing
a safety belt is required by law in most countries including the United States and Canada.

Although your Volkswagen is equipped with airbags, you still have to wear the safety belts provided.
Front airbags, for example, are activated only in some frontal collisions. The front airbags are not
activated in all frontal collisions, in side and rear collisions, in rollovers, or in cases when the condi-
tions for deployment stored in the electronic control unit are not met. The same goes for the other
airbag systems on your Volkswagen.

So always wear your safety belt and make sure that everybody in your vehicle is properly restrained!

Using safety belts

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Checklist

Using safety belts

⇒

Damage to safety belts reduces their overall effectiveness and increases the risk of serious per-

sonal injury and death whenever the vehicle is being used.

Check the condition of all safety belts regularly.

Keep safety belts clean.

Keep objects and liquids away from safety belt webbing, the safety belt buckle tongue, and the

safety belt buckle latch and opening.

Do not pinch or damage the safety belt or buckle tongue (for instance, when closing a door).

Never modify, disassemble or try to repair safety belts and safety belt anchorages.

Always fasten your safety belt properly before driving and keep it fastened whenever the vehicle is

moving.

Twisted safety belt

If it is difficult to pull the safety belt out of the belt guide, the belt may be twisted inside the side trim
because the belt retracted too quickly when it was taken off.

Hold the safety belt tongue, slowly and carefully pull safety belt all the way out.
Untwist the safety belt and slowly return the belt by hand.

If you cannot untwist the safety belt, wear it anyway. Make sure that the safety belt is twisted in a spot
where it does not come in direct contact with your body. Have the safety belt untwisted immediately by
an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Lockable safety belt

The retractors for the rear seat safety belts and the front passenger safety belt have a switchable
locking feature for child restraints in addition to the emergency locking feature. Whenever a child
restraint is installed with a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that the safety belt webbing
cannot unreel. The switchable locking feature lets you lock the belt so that a child restraint can be
properly installed and, for example, so that it can't tip to the side when the vehicle goes around a

corner

⇒ Child safety and child restraints.

To see whether a safety belt is lockable, pull the safety belt all the way out of the safety belt retractor.
You should then hear a “clicking” sound as the belt winds back into the retractor reel. Test the switch-
able locking feature by pulling on the belt. When the switchable locking feature is active, you should
no longer be able to pull the belt out of the retractor.

The locking feature must be deactivated when a vehicle occupant uses the safety belt.

WARNING

Improper use and care of safety belts increases the risk of severe personal injury or death.

  Regularly check safety belts and related parts for damage.
  Damaged safety belts must be replaced; they cannot be repaired.
  Always keep safety belts clean.
  Never catch, damage or chafe safety belt webbing on sharp edges.
  Always keep objects and liquids away from the belt buckle and buckle opening.

Fastening and unfastening safety belts

Fig. 52 Inserting the safety belt buckle tongue into the belt buckle.

Fig. 53 Releasing the buckle tongue from the belt buckle.

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Properly worn safety belts help to hold occupants in their seats and provide optimum protection during

braking or in a collision or other accident

⇒

The switchable locking feature makes a “clicking” sound when the safety belt is winding back onto the
safety belt retractor wheel after being pulled all the way out. Whenever a child restraint is installed with

a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that the safety belt webbing cannot unreel

⇒ Child

safety and child restraints. If active, deactivate the locking feature before using the safety belt to
restrain a person without a child restraint system.

Fastening safety belts

Always buckle your safety belt before driving.

Adjust the front seat and head restraint correctly

⇒ Adjusting the seating position.

Make sure the seat backrest of the rear seat bench is in an upright position and securely latched in

place before using the safety belt

⇒

Hold the safety belt by the tongue and pull it slowly and evenly across the chest and pelvis. Do not

twist the safety belt webbing

⇒

Insert the tongue into the correct buckle for your seat until you hear it latch securely

⇒

fig. 52

Pull on the safety belt to make sure that it is securely latched in the buckle.

Unfastening safety belts

Unfasten safety belts only when the vehicle is not moving

⇒

Press the red button on the buckle

⇒

fig. 53

. The buckle tongue is ejected.

Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you guide the belt tongue to its stowed position to help

prevent the safety belt from twisting and to help avoid damage to the interior trim.

WARNING

Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal injury or death in an accident.

Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat backrest is upright and belts are

correctly positioned on the body.

A person who is not properly restrained can be seriously injured by the safety belt itself if

it slips from the stronger parts of the body into sensitive areas like the abdomen.

Unfastening safety belts while the vehicle is in motion can cause severe personal injury or

death in the event of an accident or braking maneuver!

Safety belt position

Fig. 54 Proper safety belt positioning and head restraint adjustment.

Fig. 55 Proper safety belt positioning for expectant mothers.

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or death. Safety belts can only work when
they are correctly positioned on the body. A properly worn safety belt also helps to position the occu-
pant so that an airbag can provide maximum protection when deployed. Therefore, always fasten your
safety belt and make sure that it is properly positioned over your body.

Improper seating positions reduce the effectiveness of safety belts and even increase the risk of injury
or death by moving the safety belt to critical areas of the body. Improper seating positions also in-
crease the risk of severe injury or death when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant who is not

seated properly

⇒ Adjusting the seating position.

Proper safety belt position

The shoulder portion of the safety belt must always run over the center of the shoulder and never

over the throat, over the arm, under the arm or behind the back.

The lap portion of the safety belt must always run as low as possible over the pelvis and never

over the abdomen.

Always wear the safety belt flat and snug against the body. Pull on the safety belt to tighten if

necessary.

Expectant mothers must always wear the lap portion of the safety belt as low as possible across the
pelvis and below the rounding of the abdomen – throughout the pregnancy. The safety belt must lie

flat against the body to avoid pressure against the abdomen

⇒

fig. 55

Adjusting safety belt height

The safety belt position can be adjusted using the following features:

Safety belt height adjusters for the front seats.
Front seats with height adjustment.

WARNING

Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal injury in an accident or a sud-
den braking maneuver.

Always make sure that all vehicle occupants are correctly restrained and stay in a correct

seating position whenever the vehicle is being used.

Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat backrest is upright and belts are

correctly positioned on the body.

A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious injuries by shifting its position on your body

from the strong bones to more vulnerable soft tissue and cause serious injury.

The shoulder belt portion of the safety belt must be positioned over the middle of the

occupant's shoulder and never across the neck or throat.

The safety belt must lie flat and snug on the occupant's upper body.
Never wear the shoulder part of the safety belt under your arm or otherwise out of posi-

tion.

The lap portion of the safety belt must be positioned as low as possible across the pelvis

and never over the abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat and snug against the pelvis. Pull on
the safety belt to tighten if necessary.

Expectant mothers must always wear the lap portion of the safety belt as low as possible

across the pelvis and below the rounding of the abdomen.

Do not twist the belt when attaching it. If you cannot untwist a twisted safety belt, wear it

anyway, but make sure the twisted part is not in contact with your body. Have the problem
corrected right away by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service
Facility.

Never hold the safety belt away from your body with your hand.
Never wear belts over rigid or breakable objects, such as eyeglasses, pens or keys.

Never modify the position of the belt using comfort clips, loops or similar devices.

If you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you from sitting properly on the seat

with the safety belt properly fastened, special modifications to your vehicle may be necessary. Contact
your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility or call the Volkswagen
Customer CARE Center at 1-800-822-8987 for information about possible modifications to your vehi-
cle.

Safety belt height adjusters

Fig. 56 Next to the front seats: Safety belt height adjuster.

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Safety belt height adjusters for the front seats can be used to adjust the height of the shoulder portion
of the safety belt so that it is positioned correctly:

Pinch the safety belt attachment together as indicated by the arrows and hold

⇒

fig. 56

Slide the belt and upper attachment up or down until the safety belt is positioned over the center of

the shoulder

⇒ Safety belt position.

Release the safety belt attachment.
Pull on the safety belt to make sure that the upper attachment is securely locked in place.

WARNING

Never adjust the height of the safety belt while driving.

Safety belt extender

Fig. 57 A safety belt extender properly attached to the factory-installed safety belt.

Fig. 58 Positioning of the safety belt extender.

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

If a safety belt is too short to correctly fit you or one of your passengers, even when the safety belt is
pulled out all the way, you can use a safety belt extender.

Never use the safety belt extender for any other purpose – including the attachment of a child re-
straint.

The extender adds about 8 inches (20 cm) to the safety belt. Always remove the safety belt extender
when it is not needed and stow it safely. Contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility if you believe you may need an extender.

Key to

fig. 57

(1)

Vehicle safety belt buckle.

(2)

Buckle tongue on the safety belt extender.

(3)

Safety belt buckle on the safety belt extender.

(4)

Safety belt buckle tongue on the factory-installed safety belt.

Key to

fig. 58

(A)

Safety belt buckle on the safety belt extender.

(B)

Distance between the safety belt buckle on the safety belt extender and the centerline of the
person using the safety belt extender. The distance must be more than 6 inches (15 cm)!

(C)

Centerline of the person using the safety belt extender.

Using a safety belt extender

Adjust both the seat and the head restraint properly

⇒ Adjusting the seating position.

Insert the buckle tongue on the safety belt extender

⇒

fig. 57

(2)

into the vehicle belt buckle for the

seat where the safety belt extender is being used

(1)

Fastening or unfastening the vehicle safety belt

⇒ Fastening and unfastening safety belts.

Pull the belt to make sure that the tongues are securely locked in the buckles.

Make sure that the safety belt is positioned properly

⇒ Safety belt position.

Properly using safety belt extenders:

Use a safety belt extender only when the factory installed safety belt is too short when worn

properly by a person in proper seating position.

  Only use 1 safety belt extender per seat and vehicle safety belt.
  Always remove the safety belt extender when it is not needed.
  Never leave a safety belt extender attached to the vehicle safety belt buckle when the extender is

not needed and being used with the safety belt. Otherwise, the airbag control module will receive an
incorrect signal from the safety belt buckle and this will prevent the airbag from working properly for a

person who is not using the safety belt. Leaving the extender attached to the safety belt buckle when
the front seat is occupied and the safety belt is not being used will signal the airbag control unit during
a collision that the front passenger seat is occupied and that the safety belt is being used. The elec-
tronic control unit for the airbag system will then receive incorrect information that will cause the safety
belt pretensioner to deploy unnecessarily and the front passenger airbag to deploy later in collisions
that would normally trigger the front airbag earlier in the collision to help protect an unrestrained front
seat occupant. The airbag will not be able to provide enough protection for an occupant not wearing a
safety belt.

Only use the safety belt extender approved by Volkswagen for your vehicle.

WARNING

Improper use or positioning of a safety belt extender increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.

A driver or passenger who is not properly restrained can be seriously injured by striking

the interior of the passenger compartment or by the safety belt itself, which can be displaced
from stronger parts of the body into sensitive areas like the abdomen.

Safety belt extenders offer optimum protection only when they are properly used.
Only use the extender when the belt is not long enough to be worn low and snug and the

person is in the correct seating position. Remove and stow extender safely when not needed.

Always make sure the safety belt tongue of the safety belt extender is securely inserted

into the buckle for the seating position that belongs to the seat where the safety belt extender
is being used. Attaching the safety belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effective-
ness and can cause serious personal injury.

Never use the safety belt extender if you can properly attach the safety belt without it.

Using a safety belt extender when not needed can increase the risk of injury, especially in a
collision.

Never use a safety belt extender if the distance (B) between the front edge of the safety

belt extender buckle (A) and the centerline of the person using the safety belt extender
⇒

fig. 58

(C)

is less than 6 inches (15 cm).

Never leave a safety belt extender attached to the vehicle safety belt buckle when the

extender is not needed and being used with the safety belt. Otherwise, the airbag control
module will receive an incorrect signal from the safety belt buckle and this will prevent the
airbag from working properly for a person who is not using the safety belt.

Never use more than 1 extender with a safety belt. Using more than 1 extender can change

the way the safety belt passes over the body and can cause serious injury.

Never use the safety belt extender to secure a child restraint.
Never use a safety belt extender on your Volkswagen that you got from another automo-

bile manufacturer or from an automotive parts store.

Never use the safety belt extender you got for your vehicle for any other vehicle, regard-

less of make, model, or model year.

NOTICE

Leaving the extender attached to the safety belt buckle when the front seat is occupied and the

safety belt is not being used will signal to the airbag control unit that the front passenger seat is occu-
pied and that the safety belt is being used. The electronic control unit for the airbag system will then
receive incorrect information that will

– cause the safety belt pretensioner to deploy unnecessarily in collisions.
– cause the front passenger airbag to deploy later in collisions in which the front airbag
would otherwise be triggered earlier to help protect an unrestrained front seat passenger.

A pretensioner that has deployed cannot be repaired. The entire safety belt must be re-

placed.

NOTICE

If the safety belt extender is left attached to the safety belt buckle, the safety belt warning
system will sense that the safety belt for that seat is being used. The warning light will not
come on and the warning chime will not sound even though the seat is occupied and the safety
belt is not being used.

Safety belt retractor, pretensioner, load limiter

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

The safety belts in the vehicle are part of the vehicle's safety concept

⇒ Safety equipment and consist

of the following important features:

Automatic safety belt retractors

Every safety belt is equipped with an automatic safety belt retractor on the shoulder belt. As long as
the safety belt is pulled out slowly, the shoulder belt will extend to let you move freely under normal
driving conditions. The automatic safety belt retractor locks the belt when the belt is pulled out fast,
during hard braking and in a collision. The belt may also lock when you drive up or down a steep hill or
through a sharp curve.

Safety belt pretensioner

The safety belt retractors for the driver and front seat passenger have a pretensioner that helps take
the slack out of the safety belt and tighten it when the pretensioner is activated.

The pretensioners are activated by the electronic control unit for the airbag system in front, side, and
rear collisions. By tightening the safety belt, the pretensioner helps to reduce the occupant's forward
movement. The belt pretensioner works together with the airbag system; its function is monitored by
the airbag system indicator light. The belt pretensioner will not deploy in a rollover if the side airbags
are not activated.

A fine dust may be released upon activation. This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.

Safety belt load limiter

The front and rear outboard safety belts also have load limiters to help reduce the forces applied to the
body in a crash.

Heed all safety regulations if the vehicle or individual components of the system have to be

scrapped. Your authorized Volkswagen dealer and authorized Volkswagen Service Facility are familiar

with these regulations

⇒ Service and disposal of belt pretensioners.

Service and disposal of belt pretensioners

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

The pretensioners are part of the safety belts installed at the front seats in your vehicle. Installing,
removing, servicing, or repairing of safety belt pretensioners can damage the safety belt system and
prevent it from working correctly in a collision. The pretensioners themselves may then also not work
in the event of an accident, or not work properly.

There are some important things you have to know to make sure that the effectiveness of the system
will not be impaired and that discarded components do not cause injury or pollute the environment.
Undeployed safety belt pretensioners and airbag modules contain explosive materials that can cause
serious injuries to the general public and to people who work at dealerships and workshops, scrap
yards, and recycling facilities. For this reason, the systems must be properly handled when they or the
vehicles they are installed in are scrapped.

Undeployed safety belt pretensioners and airbag modules can also pollute the environment. Never
abandon vehicles or vehicle parts. If your vehicle must be scrapped, please make sure that it is done
safely, responsibly, and in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations. Take it to a li-
censed facility that has the knowledge and experience to properly dispose of the vehicle and its safety
belt system. Your authorized Volkswagen dealer and authorized Volkswagen Service Facility are
familiar with these regulations.

WARNING

Improper handling, care, servicing, and repair procedures can increase the risk of personal
injury and death by preventing a belt pretensioner from activating when needed or by caus-
ing it to activate unexpectedly.

The pretensioner can be activated only once. If a pretensioner has been activated, the

safety belt must be replaced.

Safety belt systems including the pretensioners cannot be repaired. Special procedures

are required to remove, install, and dispose of this system.

Never repair, adjust, or change pretensioners or any other part of the safety belt system

yourself. We strongly recommend that you have any work on the safety belt system per-
formed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility. They

have the necessary technical information, training, and special equipment

⇒ Parts, accesso-

ries, repairs, and modifications.

WARNING

Undeployed safety belt pretensioners and airbag modules contain explosive materials that
can cause serious personal injuries if they are not properly handled when they or the vehi-
cles they are installed in are scrapped.

Never abandon vehicles or vehicle parts.
Always scrap vehicles and vehicle parts, especially those containing undeployed airbag

modules and undeployed safety belt pretensioners, at a licensed facility that has the
knowledge and experience to properly dispose of the vehicle and its safety belt and airbag
systems.

Undeployed airbag modules and safety belt pretensioners are classified as Perchlorate Materi-

al. Special handling may apply – see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. Obey all
applicable legal requirements regarding handling and disposal of the vehicle or parts of its restraint
system, including airbag modules and safety belts with pretensioners. Authorized Volkswagen dealers
and authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities are familiar with the requirements, and we recommend
that you have them perform this service for you.

Lights

Introduction

In this section you’ll find information about:

Indicator lights

Turn signal lever and high beam switch

Switching lights on and off

Lights and vision features

Coming Home/Leaving Home features (orientation lighting)

Light Assist

Instrument panel lighting and headlight range adjustment

Interior and reading lights

Always obey local vehicle lighting laws.

The driver is always responsible for the correct headlight settings.

More information:

  Exterior views
  Volkswagen Information System
  Replacing light bulbs

WARNING

Crashes and other accidents can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and when you
cannot be seen by other motorists.

Always switch on the low beam headlights at dusk or when it is dark and whenever the

weather is bad or visibility is poor.

WARNING

Headlights that are aimed too high and improper use of the headlight flasher or high beams
can blind and distract other drivers. This can lead to a crash and serious personal injuries.

Always make sure that headlights are properly adjusted.
Never use the headlight flasher or high beams when they can blind or distract other driv-

ers.

Applicable only in the United States

Indicator lights

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Indicator lights in the instrument cluster

Lights

Possible cause

Proper response

One or more driving lights not working

excluding the Adaptive Front Lighting
System (AFS)

Replace the burned out bulb

⇒ page 388.

If all light bulbs are OK, see an authorized
Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility.

Left or right turn signal.
The indicator light blinks twice as fast if a
turn signal is not working on the vehicle or
the trailer.

Check the turn signals on the vehicle and
the trailer.

High beams switched on or headlight
flashers in use.

When the ignition is switched on, several warning and indicator lights come on briefly for a function
check. They go out after a few seconds.

Indicator lights in the light switch

Lights

Possible cause

The fog lights are switched on

The parking lights are switched on

The automatic headlights and, if applicable, the daytime headlights or daytime running
lights are switched on

WARNING

Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text messages can cause the vehicle to
break down in traffic and result in a collision and serious personal injury.

  Never ignore warning lights or text WARNINGS.
  Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
  Whenever stalled or stopped for repair, move the vehicle a safe distance off the road, stop

the engine, turn on the emergency flashers, and use other warning devices to warn approach-
ing traffic.

Never park the vehicle in areas where the hot catalytic converter and exhaust system can

come into contact with dry grass, brush, spilled fuel, oil, or other material that can catch fire.

A broken down vehicle presents a high accident risk for itself and others. Switch on

emergency flashers and set up a warning triangle to warn oncoming traffic.

A separate display appears in the instrument cluster if there is an AFS malfunction.

Displayed in color on an instrument cluster with color display.

NOTICE

Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.

High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights provide bright, uniform lighting to help you see and be

seen. The light comes from an electric arc between two electrodes in the gas-filled bulb. Over time, the
electrodes can wear down and the gap between them will get wider. The HID lamp’s control unit then
increases the voltage to keep the arc’s brightness constant. However, the commonly called “Xenon”
bulbs will also ultimately burn out. Before they burn out, HID lamps can flicker. A message will then
appear in the MFD. This is your reminder to see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized
Volkswagen Service facility to check the headlights.

Turn signal lever and high beam switch

Fig. 73 On the left side of the steering column: Turn signal lever and high beam switch.

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Move the lever to the desired position.

(A)

Right turn signal.

(B)

Left turn signal.

(C)

Switching high beams on

⇒

. An indicator light

lights up in the instrument cluster when

the high beams are switched on.

(D)

Switching the high beams off and operating the headlight flasher. The headlight flasher turns on
the high beams as long as the lever is pulled and manually held in the pulled position. The indi-
cator light

lights up. When released, the lever moves back to the home position and turns off

the high beams. The indicator light

goes out.

Move the lever back to the home position to turn the selected feature off.

Convenience turn signal (lane change feature)

To use the convenience turn signal, move the lever up or down slightly, just to the point of resistance
and then release it. If you have the convenience turn signal switched on, the turn signals and the turn
signal indicator flash 3 times. If it is switched off, they flash as long as you hold the lever up or down,
and go out when you release the lever.

The convenience turn signal can be switched on and off in the Infotainment system by pressing the

button followed by the

and Lights function keys

⇒ Menu and system settings (SETUP).

WARNING

Improper use of high beams can distract and blind others, causing accidents and serious
injuries.

The turn signal light works only when the ignition is switched on. The emergency flasher works

even when the ignition is switched off

⇒ In an emergency.

The indicator light flashes twice as fast if a turn signal bulb is burned out.

High beams can only be switched on when the low beams are on.

Switching lights on and off

Fig. 74 Headlight switch next to the steering wheel.

Fig. 75 Headlight switch next to the steering wheel (with fog lights and automatic headlights).

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Adjust the light switch to the desired position

⇒

fig. 74

⇒

fig. 75

Symbol When the ignition is switched off

When the ignition is switched on

Fog lights and low beams switched off.

Headlights off, daytime running lights (DRL)
on.

Adjust the light switch to the desired position

⇒

fig. 74

⇒

fig. 75

Symbol When the ignition is switched off

When the ignition is switched on

Orientation lighting may be switched on.

Automatic headlights active; DRL on.

Low beams switched off. The DRL may
stay on. The length of time they stay on
depends on the vehicle battery charge.

Low beams switched on.

Parking lights switched on.

Fog lights switched off. The DRL may
stay on for some time.

Headlights and fog lights switched on.

Fog lights

The indicator light in the headlight switch shows that the fog lights are switched on.

To switch on the fog lights : first turn the light switch to position

, then pull the light switch out

to the detent.

To switch off the fog lights, push the switch back in from the first detent. To then turn off the head-

lights, turn the switch to position .

Acoustic warning when lights are not switched off

In the following situation, a warning chime will sound if you take the key out of the ignition and open
the driver door. This is to remind you that lights are still on.

Light switch in position

WARNING

Daytime running lights and parking lights are not bright enough to let you see ahead or be
seen by others when it is dark.

Always switch on the low-beam headlights at dusk or when it is dark and whenever the

weather is bad or visibility is poor.

Never use the daytime running lights to see where you are going. They are not bright

enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for safety, especially at dusk or when it is
dark. Always switch on the low-beam headlights at dusk or when it is dark.

The taillights do not come on with the daytime running lights. Unless the taillights are on,

a vehicle cannot be seen by others in bad weather, at dusk, or when it is dark.

Even if automatic headlights (

) are switched on, the low-beam headlights may still not

come on by themselves in fog or heavy rain. You have to switch on the low-beam headlights
manually.

In cool or humid weather, the insides of the headlights, the rear lights, and turn signals can

temporarily fog up. This is normal and does not affect the service life of the vehicle's lighting system.

Applicable only in the United States

Lights and vision features

Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Parking lights

If the ignition is switched off and the vehicle is locked from the outside with the headlight switch in the

position, the parking lights in both headlights come on together with both taillights.

Daytime running lights (DRL)

Separate lamps are installed in the headlights or in the front bumper for the daytime running lights
(DRL).

When the daytime running lights are switched on, only these separate lamps come on

⇒

The daytime running lights are switched on whenever the ignition is switched on and the light switch is
in position or

If the light switch is in position

, a low-light sensor switches the low beams as well as the instru-

ment and switch lighting on and off automatically.

Daytime running lights (DRL) parking feature

Some models are equipped with a daytime running lights (DRL) parking feature that switches the
daytime running lights off when the parking brake is engaged and the ignition is switched on.

Function

Action

Switching the DRL off:

– Switch the ignition on.
– Turn the light switch to the position.
– Set the parking brake.

Switching the DRL back
on:

– Release the parking brake.

Static cornering lights

Your vehicle may have fog lights under the front bumper, which on some models are also static cor-
nering lights. On some models the static cornering lights may be integrated in the headlights. At
speeds below about 25 mph (40 km/h), the light on one side of the vehicle will come on automatically
when you turn a corner. If you turn to the right, the right fog light comes on; turn left and the left fog
light comes on. The light dims and goes out when the steering wheel is straightened out again.

When you move the selector lever to Reverse (R), the static cornering lights on both sides of the
vehicle may come on so that you can see the area around the vehicle better when backing up.

The static cornering lights work only when the headlights are on. If you are using automatic headlights

(headlight switch in the

position

⇒

fig. 75

), they work only when the headlights have been auto-

matically switched on. The static cornering lights do not come on when the headlight switch is in the

position or when the fog lights themselves have been switched on

⇒ Switching lights on and off.

Automatic headlights (

)

Your vehicle may be equipped with automatic headlights (

), which are a convenience feature only

and cannot always recognize all lighting and driving situations.

If the light switch is in the

position, both vehicle lighting and instrument and switch lighting are

automatically switched on and off in the following situations

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