Mk6 LED Taillights

[backdoc]

Interesting discovery, after checking all the connections (which were all good) - with the DRLs set to on in the lights section of the menu, led tail light cluster is on. Turn off the DRLs and the tail lights instantly turn off also.

I guess this is a feature. DRLs front and rear?

Bump. Can anyone with the Xenons & LED DRLs that have also fitted the LED R-tails mind checking if they are finding the same thing with the rears working in tandem with the DRLs and only switched off through the MFD & unchecking the Daytime Running Lights box?

Thanks

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Bump. Can anyone with the Xenons & LED DRLs that have also fitted the LED R-tails mind checking if they are finding the same thing with the rears working in tandem with the DRLs and only switched off through the MFD & unchecking the Daytime Running Lights box?

Thanks

Not sure if this is going to help, my GTI came fitted with DRL's and R tails from the dealer (Adidas version came like this) these are not aftermarket. The DRLs when turned on in the MFD and the light switch set to 'A' the tails are NOT on. If you switch to 'parkers' (one after 'A') the DRL's dim and the tails turn on.

[GTI mk6]

FWIW, R tails are not on when DRL,s are activated, probably not much help, but just a follow up anyway. Hope you get it sorted

[backdoc]

Not sure if this is going to help, my GTI came fitted with DRL's and R tails from the dealer (Adidas version came like this) these are not aftermarket. The DRLs when turned on in the MFD and the light switch set to 'A' the tails are NOT on. If you switch to 'parkers' (one after 'A') the DRL's dim and the tails turn on.

Ok. Thank you for checking that. I wonder what is going on. Now I really need someone to check that has installed them after market with the Xenons & LED DRLs

I can't understand why the MY11.5 would be any different as far as operation other than for the Xenons. Hope it is just a coding thing. I also noticed this though:



About 5 seconds after I turn on the car the fog light flickers??????

[GTI mk6]

Found this post further back in this thread Backdoc.....knew I had read it somewhere

Something I noticed the other day (whilst admiring my tails in the reflection from a glass door I was parked in front of...sad I know.) is that the fog light flashes 3-4 times when you start the car and the MFD is cycling through the errors.

PS Mine also did this, once recoded it stopped

[chopper]

Bump. Can anyone with the Xenons & LED DRLs that have also fitted the LED R-tails mind checking if they are finding the same thing with the rears working in tandem with the DRLs and only switched off through the MFD & unchecking the Daytime Running Lights box?

Thanks

I have an 11.5 with Xenon and LED DRL, fitted with the R-Tails. They work as advertised! Which Hex Code did you use to code the car? I found "04" was the only one that worked. I have CE version 0615 BTW...

[backdoc]

Found this post further back in this thread Backdoc.....knew I had read it somewhere


Originally Posted by Escell
the MFD does cycle through the four light warnings every time you start the engine. But I barely notice anymore and it's been 24 hours.
Something I noticed the other day (whilst admiring my tails in the reflection from a glass door I was parked in front of...sad I know.) is that the fog light flashes 3-4 times when you start the car and the MFD is cycling through the errors.

Champion. So that explains that. Be interesting to see if recoding removes that flashing? Reminds me of when I attached my Kart trailer with LED lights - car freaks out with that too.

So, still need to work out the relationship with the LED DRLs.

Thanks again.

[GTI mk6]

Sorry mate, I just re edited my post, originally copied and pasted it incorrectly oops
As soon as mine had been recoded, I stood at the back of the car and watched the guy turn the ignition on and off a couple of times
to make sure the fog didn't flash anymore.....all good, no problem.

[backdoc]

I have an 11.5 with Xenon and LED DRL, fitted with the R-Tails. They work as advertised! Which Hex Code did you use to code the car? I found "04" was the only one that worked. I have CE version 0615 BTW...

Chopper, your my man (so to speak). Can you please confirm when your headlights are OFF, LED DRLs are ON, that your R-Tails are OFF? If this is the case, is there any chance you recall prior to recoding if they worked together? My R-Tails only go OFF when my LED DRLs are switched OFF too.

[chopper]

Chopper, your my man (so to speak). Can you please confirm when your headlights are OFF, LED DRLs are ON, that your R-Tails are OFF? If this is the case, is there any chance you recall prior to recoding if they worked together? My R-Tails only go OFF when my LED DRLs are switched OFF too.

Hey Mate,

Yep... when the car is running during the day and my lights are set to Auto, LED DRLs are on, headlights and R-Tails are off. My lights work EXACTLY as they should!

Sounds to me like a coding issue... it took 3 different codes before "04" worked for my car. How many codes did you try? Are you using "04"?