"Coming Home" function - how to use?

[irossiter]

I had the same problem, the Mk 5 did it but not my Mk 6. Spoke to the dealer at my 12 month service and you have to switch it on via the, I think, indicator stalk with the ignition on or something like that. I have it written down at home and I'm sure I found it in the manual as well. Still haven't got around to turning it on. I also had it switched on via the dashboard display and thought it was a fault. Have a look in the manual or I'll reply again when I can find where I wrote it down!!

[Drift]

Flick the high beams before getting out of the car. When you open the door, the lights come on for the set time.

[Ryan_R]

If you have VCDS you can change it so that you don't have to flick the high beams, etc. They never worked on my car (automatically) until I played with the setting on the laptop. Now I just have to put up with friendly strangers telling me I've left my lights on (Don't all new cars (above a certain price) have auto-headlights yet)?

[CPITUNING]

I believe your light switch dial needs to be set to Auto mode. Mine does not work either if the lights are on parkers, or turned all the way on.

[Corey_R]

Don't you love forums... ask a question, get 3 different answers, and only 1 of them is right
(And Ryan_R providing useful info about being able to change it via VCDS! hehe)

Of course, you can confirm in the owners manual

You could also have done a search on "coming home" and found the answer in the thread in which I've merged yours....

[Sir_GTI]

I believe your light switch dial needs to be set to Auto mode. Mine does not work either if the lights are on parkers, or turned all the way on.

+ 1

Mine had to be turned on in VCDS, and will only work if the lights are set to Auto.