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Finally Got High Beam Assist (Light Assist) Working

Abbott Martin

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Mid-South
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GTI Performance 2dr
Here's what worked for me. Note: I used the latest version of VCDS available today. Be careful, and I can't guarantee you won't F*** Up something. You need a working knowledge of how this stuff works, and I didn't include minor steps. Car is 2016 U.S.-market R with DAP and DSG. If you have manual I think it's the same.

To Activate High Beam Assist (Light Assist)
Open controller 09 - Central Electronics
Security Access 16 – enter 31347 and press Do It
Adaptation 10 – use channel drop down box, go to:
IDE08786-ENG116637-Assistance light functions-Menuesteuerung Fernlichtassistent
Change Stored value from Not Present to present. Press Do It.

Open Controller A5 – Frnt Assist / Driver Assist
Security Access, use code suggested by VCDS
Go to Coding
Open Long Coding Helper
Go to Byte 2
Use drop down box to change to Light Assist. Default is Inactive. Exit. Do It

Go back to the Central Electronics module, enter the security code
Go to Coding, Long Coding Helper
Go to Byte 2
Change from Bi-Xenon w/o Light Assist to Bi-Xenon with Light Assist, Exit, Do It

Open Infotainment menu by pressing Car, Setup, Lights. Light Assist should be there with the box already checked. Turn headlight switch to Auto, flick left stalk forward. You should see a headlight icon with an “A” in it in your MFD to the left of the trip odometer. When you get to about 35 MPH the high beam should engage unless there’s too much light around. When you drop to about 15 MPH or if there’s too much light around the headlights should dip. The MPH's are approximate. I'm going by dmc's instructions from VWVortex, and he's in Canada. If anyone wants to change the MPH to the exact speeds feel free to do so.

And again, many thanks to dmc on Vortex for figuring this out.
Steps 1&2 worked.
Step 3 shows Halogens w/o light assist as only option. Weird since this is a factory Xenon car.
 

Abbott Martin

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Mid-South
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GTI Performance 2dr
Still trying to get xenons to show as an option.

Ugh

https://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?18278-Mk7-Headlight-Issue



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Abbott Martin

Go Kart Champion
Location
Mid-South
Car(s)
GTI Performance 2dr
Got it to work. This option is fantastic! Lowered the activation speed from 55kph to 49kph (37 to 30 mph). A drive down a twisty dark country highway really showed how awesome HBA is.


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Got it to work. This option is fantastic! Lowered the activation speed from 55kph to 49kph (37 to 30 mph). A drive down a twisty dark country highway really showed how awesome HBA is.


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man, how did you get it to work!!!?? please!
I have a Golf mk7 Highline 2016 and exactly like yours the Xenon thing does not show in that menu but I know this car must have the light assist
 

Abbott Martin

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Mid-South
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GTI Performance 2dr
man, how did you get it to work!!!?? please!

I have a Golf mk7 Highline 2016 and exactly like yours the Xenon thing does not show in that menu but I know this car must have the light assist



Manually change Byte 2 from 1A to 2A.
2B would be a manual car if memory serves correctly.
If that doesn’t work it’s 3...pretty sure it’s 2.
The menu basically just changes the Byte.
From xA with x representing the bit, being:

0= halogen
1= xenon (car without camera used for lane assist)
2 = xenon w/high beam assist (car with camera)
3 = xenon w/dynamic light assist (special camera and headlights)

I also got the advanced high beam assist stuff to function which is cool.


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Abbott Martin

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Mid-South
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GTI Performance 2dr
Thanks Revolver1966

I'll give that a try.
My pleasure.
Let us know how it goes. Make sure to screenshot your code before changing it.


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Abbott Martin

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GTI Performance 2dr
My pleasure.
Let us know how it goes. Make sure to screenshot your code before changing it.


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Work?


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vw-ac

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
UK
Got it to work. This option is fantastic! Lowered the activation speed from 55kph to 49kph (37 to 30 mph). A drive down a twisty dark country highway really showed how awesome HBA is.


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Just trying to activate HBA myself, now I'm interested in how you lowered the activation speed?
 

Jose_Gti

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When I saw this thread coming back to life I thought The Fed was back :-/
 

Abbott Martin

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Location
Mid-South
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GTI Performance 2dr

Abbott Martin

Go Kart Champion
Location
Mid-South
Car(s)
GTI Performance 2dr
When I saw this thread coming back to life I thought The Fed was back :-/



Lol. Where’s he at?


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vw-ac

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
UK

Abbott Martin

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Mid-South
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GTI Performance 2dr
Thanks for the link!





Looks like I can't change my activation speed, as I have the newer 3q0 cam :(



That's a shame as HBA is fantastic, if I could lower the speed from 37 to 30mph, it would be perfect for me.



Which year do you have?


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