2009 VOLKSWAGEN CC light

“Coming home” Action
Switch on: – Switch off the ignition.
– Operate the headlight flasher for about
1 second
The “Coming home” lighting is switched on when
the driver door is open.
The delay period starts once the last vehicle door
or the luggage compartment lid is closed.
Switch off: – Automatically after delay period is over.
– Automatically, if a vehicle door or the luggage
compartment lid is still open about 30 seconds
after activation.
– Turn light switch to the / position.
– Switch the ignition on.


“Leaving
home”
Action
Switch on: – Unlock the vehicle if the light switch is in the !54/
position and the low-light sensor registers darkness.
Switch off: – Automatically after preset delay period is over.
– Lock the vehicle.
– Turn the light switch to the / position.
– Switch the ignition on.

Background lighting in the outside mirrors
The background lighting in the outside mirrors illuminates the area
near the doors when entering and exiting the vehicle. It is switched on
when the vehicle is unlocked, a vehicle door is opened, or the “Com-
ing home” or “Leaving home” feature is activated. If the vehicle is
equipped with a light sensor, the background lighting in the outside
mirrors is only switched on in darkness.

The delay period can be adjusted in 10 second intervals and the
function can be switched on and off in the Lights & Vision menu ⇒ 
Volkswagen Information System.
If the “Coming home” feature is switched on and the driver door is
opened, no warning chime will sound to alert you that the lights are
still on.
Instrument panel lighting and headlight range adjustment

Fig. 87 To the left of the steering wheel: Thumbwheel to adjust in-
strument panel lighting 1.

Dynamic headlight range adjustment
In some vehicles with HID (Xenon) headlights, the headlight range is
automatically adjusted to the vehicle loading condition once the low
beams are switched on ⇒ .
WARNING
Headlights that are aimed too high because of the way the ve-
hicle is loaded can blind and distract other drivers. This can
lead to a crash and serious personal injuries.
Always make sure the headlights are adjusted to loading
conditions so that they do not blind others.
WARNING
If dynamic headlight range adjustment does not work properly
or at all, the headlights could blind and distract other drivers.
This can lead to a crash and serious personal injuries.
Have headlight range adjustment checked immediately by an
authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen
Service Facility.
Interior and reading lights

Button Function
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Door contact switch - center position.
Interior lights go on automatically when the vehicle is un-
locked, a door is opened, or the vehicle key is removed
from the ignition.
The lights go out about 20 seconds after you close the
doors. They also go out when you lock the vehicle or switch
on the ignition.
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Reading light on or off.


Glove and luggage compartment lights
The glove and luggage compartments may have lights that come on
automatically when they are opened and go off when they are closed.
Background lighting
When the ignition and headlights are switched on, the background
lighting in the roof console lights up.
There may also be lighting in the footwells and on the inside door trim
and door handle recesses.
The interior and reading lights go out when you lock the vehicle
or a few minutes after you remove the vehicle key from the ignition.
This helps to prevent unnecessary drain on the vehicle battery.

NOTICE
To help prevent damage to the wiper blades and the wiper motor
when it is cold outside, always make sure that blades are not
frozen to the windshield before operating the wipers. Using the
windshield wiper service position can be helpful in cold weather
so the wipers do not freeze to the windshield ⇒  Windshield wip-
er service position.
Indicator light

Wiper performance in different situations:
During automatic
wipe/wash:
While the washer system is working, the
Climatronic switches to recirculation for
about 30 seconds to help prevent the
washer fluid odor from entering the vehi-
cle interior.
During intermittent
wiping:
Speed-dependent interval control: The
higher the vehicle speed, the faster the
wipers move.

Heated washer nozzles
The heating thaws frozen washer nozzles, but not the fluid supply
hoses. When the ignition is switched on, the heat applied to the
washer nozzles is automatically regulated depending on the outside
air temperature.
Headlight washer system
The headlight washer system cleans the headlight glass.
If the ignition and the headlights (high or low beams) are switched on,
the headlights are cleaned the first time and every fifth time the front
windshield washers are activated. This happens only when the low or
high beams are on when the windshield wiper lever is pulled towards
the steering wheel. However, the headlights must still be washed by
hand periodically (for instance, during refueling) in order to get rid of
hard-to-remove dirt (like insect splatter).
To help make sure that the headlight cleaning system works during
winter weather, always keep the headlight washer nozzles free of
snow and remove any ice with a deicer spray before driving. Use a
deicer spray to remove any ice.
If there is something on the windshield, the wiper will try to wipe it
away. If it continues to block the wiper, the wiper will stop moving.
Remove the obstacle and switch the wiper on again.

Recommended cleaners
For the warmer months, Windscreen Clear SummerG 052 184 A1
or equivalent. Mixing ratio 1:100 (1 part concentrate to 100 parts wa-
ter) in the windshield washer reservoir.
All-season Windscreen ClearG 052 164 A2 or equivalent. Mixing
ratio in winter to 0 °F (-18 °C) about 1:2 (1 part concentrate to 2 parts
water), otherwise, mixing ratio 1:4 in the windshield washer reservoir.
Filling capacity
The windshield washer fluid reservoir holds about 3.1 qts. (3 liters); in
vehicles with a headlight cleaning system about 6.3 qts. (6 liters).
WARNING
Never mix antifreeze or similar additives into the windshield
washer reservoir. This could produce an oily film on the wind-
shield, which would considerably reduce visibility.
Use clear water with a cleaning solution recommended by
Volkswagen.
If necessary, blend with a suitable windshield washer fluid
antifreeze agent.
NOTICE
Never mix cleaning solutions recommended by Volkswagen
with other cleaning agents. If you do, this could cause sedi-
ments or other by-products that can clog the windshield washer
nozzles.
When refilling, do not confuse one type of operating liquid
with another! Otherwise serious malfunctions and engine dam-
age can occur!

(2) Switch
(3) Sensor for recognizing entry of light
The auto-dimming feature can be switched on and off with the switch
on the inside mirror (2) A or (2) B. When auto-dimming is activated,
the indicator light (1) is on.
If the ignition is switched on, the sensor (3) automatically darkens the
inside mirror depending on the amount of light shining into the vehicle
from the rear.
The auto-dimming feature is deactivated when you shift the transmis-
sion into reverse or switch on the interior lights or the reading light.
Do not attach external navigation devices to the windshield or in the
vicinity of the auto-dimming inside mirror ⇒ .
WARNING
The illuminated display on an external navigation device can
cause the auto-dimming inside mirror to malfunction, which
can result in crashes and serious injuries.
Malfunctions in the auto-dimming function can result in the
inside mirror being unable to evaluate the exact distance of ve-
hicles in the rear or other objects.
If the light striking the sensor is filtered or blocked (such as by a
sunshade), the auto-dimming inside mirror will not work properly or
may not work at all.