whynotme

When I use the washer fluid to clean my windhsield at night, the stupid headlight washers darken my lighting so bad that I get a little nervous. Can i disable the headlight washers?

Scotty (UK)

I don't know about your car but on a B6 S4 and a B8 A4, I coded via vcds so they'd only wash on the 99th request within that ignition cycle : effectively never.

VjSky

Yes you can! Had mine disabled. Can't recommend enough. Dont drive through mud and stuff to get them dirty.

cocopup96

Can you tell us how? I am also super interested in this.

nbking

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kelisko

You do not need to disable anything. The headlight washing system is triggered about 2 seconds after pulling on the stalk. Just make sure you pull the stalk for no longer than 2 seconds if you do not want the headlights to be washed as well. Repeat the process a few more times if the windshield needs more cleaning.

cocopup96

I thought this was the case for my car, as when my wife drives it seemed like that was the behavior from the passenger seat. However when I try this myself I always get a headlight spray (usually first), then a wind screen spray. I just tried again with a quick pull and got just a headlight spray...

There is a setting or something I am missing or a coding changed that may have happened between the 2020 I own and whatever updated versions some of you have.

Anyone have any other thoughts?

kelisko

Hum, the setup on the C8 might have changed then. Can you try pulling the stalk halfway to see what happens?

whynotme

Yeah, my headlight washers activate almost immediately when I pull the stalk. Was hoping VjSky would reply with instructions on how to disable.

Louman

OBDEleven can disable the headlight washers. Under Apps, Retrofits.