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Maintenance - Edition 12.2020
Adjusting left headlight
1 - Height adjustment
2 - Lateral adjustment
– Turn height adjustment screw -1- until setting is correct.
– Turn lateral adjustment screw -2- until setting is correct. The
lateral adjustment mechanism is sealed on SAE-compliant
headlights.
Note
♦ Adjustment of the right headlight is carried out in the same
sequence.
♦ The adjustment screws for the right headlight are a mirror
image.
4.55
Headlight adjustment: checking LED
headlights (Tiguan PA)
Note
♦ Additional weights are no longer used.
♦ Instead, a different inclination setting on the headlight adjust‐
ment unit is used.
♦ If the maintenance tables are used, the settings are dis‐
played in the vehicle-specific maintenance list.
♦ In the US, Canadian and Mexican markets, SAE-compliant
headlights are used.
♦ The headlight adjustment is subject to a separate charge.
Test and adjustment conditions ⇒ page 152
Headlight adjustment (ECE): checking ⇒ page 153 .
Check headlight adjustment (SAE). ⇒ page 154
LED headlights: Adjusting ⇒ page 155
4.55.1
Test and adjustment conditions
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Tyre pressure OK
Headlight lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
Reflectors and lights OK
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The vehicle must be rolled forward and backward several
metres or front and rear springs must be bounced fully sev‐
eral times so that springs settle.
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•
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Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be on a level surface.
Vehicle and headlight adjustment unit must be aligned.
Inclination must be set.
If the headlight adjustment unit has an adjustment mode,
select it.
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•
Refer to the ⇒ operating instructions for headlight adjust‐
ment units.
The current software for the headlight adjustment unit -VAS
621 001- is available on the equipment manufacturer’s
homepage.
1)
During the initialisation, the step motors for the headlight
range control are reset to dipped beam position. The initialisa‐
tion of the headlight range control is performed during vehicle
start or after an "on" signal is applied to terminal 15.
4.55.2
Headlight adjustment (ECE): adjusting
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5046 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5047 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 621 001-
– Check headlight height adjustment by setting the maximum
level and monitoring the headlights' light.
– Press function button Vehicle in infotainment system,
press function button Lights and then press function button
Headlight range control.
– Set headlight range to position 0.
The inclination on the headlight adjustment unit is set according
to the fuel level in the fuel tank.
Inclination setting for ECE-compliant gas discharge headlights,
LED headlights and DLA headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
Inclination
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
1.0%
1.0%
Test pattern with dipped headlights
Check the following:
– With the dipped beam switched on, the lowest part of the
horizontal light-dark border must be aligned with the dividing
line -1- of the test area.
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– The breaking point -2- between the horizontal part of the
light-dark border on the left and the slope on the right should
be on the vertical line passing through the centre mark.
Note
♦ To simplify the determination of the breaking point -2-, cover
and uncover left (from driver perspective) half of the head‐
light a few times. Then check dipped beam again.
♦ After correct adjustment of dipped beams, the centre point of
the main beam must lie on the centre mark -3-.
4.55.3
Headlight adjustment (SAE): checking
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5046 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5047 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 621 001-
Note
♦ The VOL/VOR marking is visible on the outside the head‐
light.
♦ The lateral adjustment mechanism is sealed on SAE-compli‐
ant headlights.
The inclination on the headlight adjustment unit is set according
to the fuel level in the fuel tank.
Inclination setting for SAE-compliant VOL gas discharge head‐
lights, LED headlights and DLA headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
Inclination
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
0.7%
0.7%
VOL: Visual Optical Aim Left -1-
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– Check whether the left horizontal light-dark border touches
the separating line -1- in the test area of the headlight ad‐
justment unit.
Inclination setting for SAE-compliant VOR gas discharge head‐
lights, LED headlights and DLA headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
Inclination
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
0.0%
0.0%
VOR: Visual Optical Aim Right -2-
– Check whether the right horizontal light-dark border touches
the separating line -2- in the test area of the headlight ad‐
justment unit.
4.55.4
LED headlights: adjusting
Note
♦ The headlight adjustment is subject to a separate charge.
♦ Vehicles with LED headlights can be identified via the PR
number 8IR.
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Adjusting left headlight
1 - Height adjustment
2 - Lateral adjustment
– Turn height adjustment screw -1- until setting is correct.
– Turn lateral adjustment screw -2- until setting is correct. The
lateral adjustment mechanism is sealed on SAE-compliant
headlights.
Note
♦ Adjustment of the right headlight is carried out in the same
sequence.
♦ The adjustment screws for the right headlight are a mirror
image.
4.56
Headlight adjustment: checking fog
lights
Note
♦ Additional weights are no longer used.
♦ Instead, a different inclination setting on the headlight adjust‐
ment unit is used.
♦ If the maintenance tables are used, the settings are dis‐
played in the vehicle-specific maintenance list.
♦ The headlight adjustment is subject to a separate charge.
Test and adjustment conditions ⇒ page 156
Check headlight adjustment ⇒ page 157 .
Adjusting fog lights and other additional lights ⇒ page 157 .
4.56.1
Test and adjustment conditions
•
•
•
•
Tyre pressure OK
Lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
Reflectors and bulbs OK.
The vehicle must be rolled forward and backward several
metres or front and rear springs must be bounced fully sev‐
eral times so that springs settle.
•
Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be on a level surface.
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