anybody know how to?
turn off the foglight's low-speed corner-illuminating feature?
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My 2012 Tiguan SEL has that feature, however lower trims (without xenons) use fog lights just like a T3. VW could've easily made that option available on a T3 instead of a useless dot bulb (or whatever it's called) that occupies the high beam area.The adaptive lights turn in the T2 as well (if equipped) but they also have lamp that is angled towards the corner. It's a shame they got rid of that in the T3's and replaced it with the fog lamp turning on; not nearly as useful. If you are taking a sharp turn, say into your driveway, this lamp in the T2's (and our B6 Passat) illuminates to where you can look out your side window as you turn with full illumination of everything. It's above and beyond just "adaptive lights." T3 decontent.
Both my Treg and my Wife's Tiguan with AFS xenons have the cornering light feature, probably my favorite feature in the vehicle. Makes a HUGE diference in nightime driving, even in the city. You don't need to do anything, as soon as you start to turn the steering wheel it fires on the side beam.
No fog light trickery which is good, I really dislike foglight in general - the are esentially useless.
I haven't seen the T3 setup at night, do you get any sideways light out of it?
No fog light trickery which is good, I really dislike foglight in general - the are esentially useless.
I haven't seen the T3 setup at night, do you get any sideways light out of it?
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I have not stood in front of my new T3 to see exactly what it does, but to me it looks like the actual headights turn maybe 15°-20° while going around the corner. The only time something actually turns on is at night with the turn signals, there's a white light that shines sideways from somewhere up front.
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Yes, Nick, particularly if you take some time and adjust your fogs (the factory seems to set them at maximum down...) to properly aimed height ( see Daniel Stern Lighting for instructions) you will get a nice side illumination at low speed (when the active headlights are non functional), which is the only time they activate. It works very well for me, anyway.
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Nothing to write home about but yeah, it's there.
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I was about to argue with you about it, just because it sounded like fun, but then I saw that you had a '12. Apparently, the implementation is different from the T1 & T2. They use separate bulbs in the headlight, with a really nice fadeout effect when you straighten back out. I really like the feature. I think if it used 1 fog light instead, like yours apparently does, it would annoy the CRAP outta me.
(I wasn't really going to argue with you just because.....)
Aaaaand, yes, I responded without reading all of the other posts first....
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Maybe I'll take a video of how obnoxious it can be. My driveway forces a quick left/right movement which activates one after the other. I feel like its a disco in my driveway
I have adaptive as well, but with a much better cornering light from the sound of it. The fog light seems like it would not be as helpful IMO.
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My Treg and tiguan have the beams that turn about 15-20 deg as well, but that is only noticeable at higher speeds (perfect on a windy country road)...this is more parking lot speeds that I'm talking about ie: you are turning at an intersection, side beam fires, you get a well lit view of the pedestrians in the crosswalk. Its literally a light out the side, kind of like a (dare I say it) late 70s Caddillac.
Video would be great...i'm curious to see it.Maybe I'll take a video of how obnoxious it can be. My driveway forces a quick left/right movement which activates one after the other. I feel like its a disco in my driveway
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I think the Chrysler New Yourkers and Imperial had those nifty bright front corner illumination lights as well, circa 1979.
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