Lights for europe

Philerie · May 28, 2023

Hi All,
We are off to France in our T6 Cali Ocean in a couple of weeks. Does anyone know if there is a way of changing the headlight setting to drive in Europe or do we need to use the headlight stickers? Just wondered as the Cali seems to be set up for driving abroad with door on the drivers side etc.

dspuk · May 28, 2023

If you look in the similar threads below this post you’ll find all the answers.

Philerie · May 28, 2023

dspuk said:
If you look in the similar threads below this post you’ll find all the answers.

Thank you

dspuk · May 28, 2023

Philerie said:
Thank you

Or read this, found through search.

LED Headlights in Europe

I wouldn't risk it, the gendarmes wait just outside ports for unsuspecting vehicles no headlamp deflectors can be an €80 spot fine. John

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Celia Vanchez · May 28, 2023

Philerie said:
Hi All,
We are off to France in our T6 Cali Ocean in a couple of weeks. Does anyone know if there is a way of changing the headlight setting to drive in Europe or do we need to use the headlight stickers? Just wondered as the Cali seems to be set up for driving abroad with door on the drivers side etc.

I ask a smilier question to our dealer when we bought our Coast in 2022 and he said they weren't needed because of the type of lights that are now on the vehicle! We've been away twice to Europe albeit with not a lot of nighttime driving and have not experienced anything untoward

Perfectos · May 28, 2023

Celia Vanchez said:
I ask a smilier question to our dealer when we bought our Coast in 2022 and he said they weren't needed because of the type of lights that are now on the vehicle! We've been away twice to Europe albeit with not a lot of nighttime driving and have not experienced anything untoward

T6 & T6.1 are not the same

T6 has a “Travel mode” in the MFD setting to flatten the beam on LED head lights,
if H7s etc (incandescent bulb) beam deflectors required to prevent flare to oncoming drivers

T6.1 has sufficiently flat beam to warrant no action

B J G · May 28, 2023

T6 with LED lights has an option for RHD or LHD.
If twin H7 halogen lights then technically stickers or tape needed.
Stickers don't work due to the curve of the headlight 'glass'.
VW do a headlight protector which has the blanked off points marked and I believe come with a set of precut stickers.

I go to France usually about 5/6 times per year and only once tried to tape over the kerb kick up areas. Very difficult on the nearside even with lights on garage door as a guide. Never been picked up, as yet, but use the motor level control to set as low as practical plus they are set as far to the right as possible for UK use.

Note! these may be for H4 type lights only.