A3 (8V) – Activate ambient lighting

Purpose: activates ambient lighting and menu on MMI (after wiring and lighting of floor stand and/or door for retrofitting).


Proceed :
1 – Engine off, ignition off, connect your official VAG-COM VCDS cable to the computer, then plug the other end into your vehicle’s diagnostics socket.

2 – Switch on the ignition and run the VCDS program.

Coding for the MMI ambient lighting menu :

Line 1:

3 – Click on“Select” then click on“5F – Electr. information”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“20103”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose“Vehicle function list BAP-interieur_light_0x08“.

7 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select“active” and confirm.

Line 2:

3 – Click on“Select” then click on“5F – Electr. information”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“20103”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose“Vehicle menu operation-menu_display_ambient_illumination“.

7 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select“active” and confirm.

Line 3:

3 – Click on“Select” then click on“5F – Electr. information”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“20103”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose“Vehicle menu operation-menu_display_ambient_illumination_over_threshold_high“.

7 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select“active” and confirm.

Restart MMI

Line 4:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“31347”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose“Interior light, light configuration- Ambiente_Applikationsleisten_in_Tuertafel“.

7 – On the same page, you’ll find a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select“Installed” and confirm.

Line 5:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“31347”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose “Interior light, light configuration- Ambiente_Lautsprecher

7 – On the same page, you’ll find a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select“Installed” and confirm.

Line 6:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“31347”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose “Interior light, light configuration- Fussraumbeleuchtung

7 – On the same page, you’ll find a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select“Installed” and confirm.

Coding for foot/floor light :

Line 1:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“31347”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose “Int. light, 2nd generation : Defaultwert Ambienteprofil Fussraum

7 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu, but at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select”100″ and confirm.

Line 2:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“31347”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose“Leuchte30FR LC72 – Lichtfunktion A 30“.

7 – On the same page, there’s a second drop-down menu at the bottom
of the page.
Select“Footwell Light” and confirm.

Line 3:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on“Security Access – 16” then enter the code“31347”.

5 – Click on“Adaptation – 10”.

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose“Leuchte30FR LC72 – Dimmwert AB 30“.

7 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu, but at the bottom
of the page.
On this menu, select”100″ and confirm.

Line 4:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“09 – Cent. Elect.”.

4 – Click on “Coding – 07”.

5 – Click on “Long Coding Helper” .

6 – Select Byte 5

Set bit 7 “Footwell Lights Installed

Coding for Door Light :

Line 1:

3 – Click on“Select” then click on“42-Driver door“.

4 – Click on“Coding – 07“.

5 – Select byte 01 and check bit 1 “Ambient Lighting installed”.

Line 2:

3 – Click on“Select”, then click on“52 – Passenger door“.

4 – Click on“Coding – 07“.

5 – Select byte 01 and check bit 1 “Ambient Lighting installed”.

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