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Old 08-25-2017, 03:02 PM
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Is there any way (VAG-COM) to adjust the brightness of the interior LED lights? I know that on the D4 they can be adjusted via VAG-COM. My LEDs are nice but they are dim.
Also, is there any way to keep the under dash footwell lights on all the time along with the side pocket lights?

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Originally Posted by mAgnum8
Is there any way (VAG-COM) to adjust the brightness of the interior LED lights? I know that on the D4 they can be adjusted via VAG-COM. My LEDs are nice but they are dim.
Also, is there any way to keep the under dash footwell lights on all the time along with the side pocket lights?

Thanks in advance
Did you see the adjustments in the MMI car menu? If you are at the air suspension adjustment screen, press systems and select background lighting. You can adjust levels there.

While that also affects the brightness of the dome lights when in middle "door" mode, you can double tap the dome light off button to turn that off and turn the brightness all the way up for the remaining LED accent lights.

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I've done that. It seems that the only tie I see the LEDs on the door is when I'm driving in complete darkness. If I have any kind of exterior light e.g. Miami city lights, they are non-existent. I thought maybe I could adjust them a little brighter.

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I've done that. It seems that the only tie I see the LEDs on the door is when I'm driving in complete darkness. If I have any kind of exterior light e.g. Miami city lights, they are non-existent. I thought maybe I could adjust them a little brighter.

Thank you
The door lights are pretty subtle in D3. If I put my hand under the part of the door trim where they are, I do see red on my hand if I want to check if they are on. You do need to have the lights set in correct mode via MMI if you want various specific elements like doors or floor. Explained in manual.

When the D4 first came out, the interior lighting was referred to as ***** house look BTW given its brightness, the various light strips, etc. D3 is more restrained from owning both.
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OK, I guess that's the way they are.
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