Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems it has everything to do with VW using a multi function camera that doesn't conform to the laws in a country in which they do business. That's their fault and they should do a proper fix. Disabling something after delivery is not a fix. At the end of the day it's not the most important feature on the car, I'm just feeling like how dare you remove a feature from my car because you screwed up?
This is what they said:
"Thank you for contacting Volkswagen Canada with your concerns regarding the Light Assist feature on your 2016 GTI. We appreciate your patience in allowing us the opportunity to respond.
We are truly sorry for any inconvenience that you have as experienced as a result of the 97BW compliance recall that was completed on your vehicle. Due to a table error an incompatible combination of light assist and lane assist were built for Canadian vehicles. Due to that that error vehicles with lane and light assist have been equipped with a European standard multi-function camera that does not confirm to the CMVSS. The corrective action is for the light assist function to be deactivated when lane assist is fitted on the vehicle.
Light assist is standard on the 5-door Autobahn which means that there was no additional charges incurred for having this feature. We understand your dissatisfaction with no longer having access to this feature and we apologize for any and all inconvenience; however, this is necessary in order for the affected vehicles to be complaint.
We thank you for taking the time to write. Should you have any further questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact us through our Customer Care Center at (800) 822-8987. We are open Monday through Friday 8:00am to 8:00pm, Eastern Standard Time.
Please be advised that you may receive a short survey by e-mail regarding your experience with our Customer Care Center. Please take a few moments to complete this. Your feedback is important and will allow us to serve you more effectively in the future."
I'm going to push back and see where I can get.