A4 (B8) – Activate mood lighting

Purpose: activates ambient lighting and its management via MMI.

Procedure:
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.



Line 1: Activate mood lighting

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

4 – Click on “Coding – 07” then click on “Long Coding Helper”.

5 – Select Byte 16:
Bit 6: Tick “Interior/Ambiance Lighting Adaptation active”.

Line 2: Activate the menu in the MMI according to your model :


For Radio Symphony/Concert

[56 – Radio] -> [Coding- 07] -> [Long Coding Helper].

Byte 8 :
Bit 7: “Interior Light Settings active” checkbox


For MMI Basic Plus

[07 – Control Head] -> [Coding – 07]

Add “2” to the penultimate digit of the coding (old coding: 0164201, new coding: 0164221).


For MMI 2G

[07 – Control Head] -> [Adaptation – 10] -> Channel 01

Add “2” to the existing value


For MMI 3G

The hidden menu must be activated (see: Activating the MMI 3G hidden menu ).

car -> carmenuoperation -> interior light -> select “5”.

Press “Return

car -> cardevicelist -> interior light -> check box

Reboot the MMI by pressing SETUP + Wheel + Top Right Button.


Line 3: Ambient lighting control from MMI

For MMI 3G

How it works:

Ambient lighting
– is permanently activated when the light control switch is in OFF position.
– switches on/off automatically when the headlamp switch is in AUTO position.
– will never light up to 100% (even when maximum lighting is selected).
– lights up to 100% when doors are opened.

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