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#1 ·
Hi guys. Can some one explain to me what exactly is the six light salute?

06 Treg V6 85k
 
#3 ·
My favorite on a dark night all alone on the road driving (like at 2am).
 
#6 ·
If you are asking why it can't be done on the T2 is because they have different headlights then the T1's did and we don't have the middle halogen passing high beam. So therefore 6 light salute is not possible at all.
 
#11 ·
To late to edit my last post but after more reading I found out the passing lights are the inner bulbs.

The strange thing is that on my Touareg, the inner bulbs and outer bulbs both come on when the turn signal stick is pushed forward or pulled back. The fog lights are extinguished when this happens.

Is this normal?
 
#17 ·
That is because when you disable the DRL's and have the option in the MFI they are not really DRL's anymore when you select the option. I noticed this on my 04 when I did it and selected the option in MFI. They turn on all the lights reguardless of where the light switch was. I tended to run my switch in auto though, so idk if that was why as well. I never figured it out and never really gave it much thought since I never selected the option in the MFI.
 
#20 ·
Passing lights are the inner set of headlamps on a Treg, which only come on when flicking the light stalk, and go off when the stalk is released. In Europe, it is common to signal drivers being overtaken in this way. These were installed by VW because the T1 Xenon shutter mechanism was not responsive enough for this use.
T2 ('08 - up)vehicles do not have passing lights.
 
#21 ·
bloweraddict said:
Passing lights are the inner set of headlamps on a Treg, which only come on when flicking the light stalk, and go off when the stalk is released. In Europe, it is common to signal drivers being overtaken in this way. These were installed by VW because the T1 Xenon shutter mechanism was not responsive enough for this use.
T2 ('08 - up)vehicles do not have passing lights.
Not true about not having passing lights. They all have them... Using the xenon bulbs.
 
#26 ·
That is true in Europe and I remember having to reverse all my mods before I took my cars down to the Police for their silly check ups.

But luckily we don't live in such places. When I download 11.2, I'll see if I have that option.

siberian
 
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#30 ·
I know this is an old thread but I thought clear info may help someone. I got the six light salute to work on my 04 Touareg V8, air suspension with xenon headlights. I can have just the xenon bulbs with headlights on dim. Then brights plus the halogen bulbs and the fog lights can be turned on or off. The process is as follows.

1) start VAG-COM

2) click: “select control module” button

3) Select 09 Cntrl. Elect.

4) click: RECODE 07 (Recode)

5) In the Software Coding box there should be a number (mine was) 0105694.

I had previously subtracted 1 to turn off day running lights, originally 0105695.

Take a pic of this in case you have trouble.

I Subtracted 2 from the existing coding (my new number is 0105692).

6) click: DO IT.

7) click: close controller, go back

8) click: go back

If you have no option on the dash to turn off day running lights you would subtract 3 from your coding number.
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