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VW Tiguan Electrical System ➜ Removing and installing headlight, LED, light bulb

Tiguan 2016 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
Electrical system - Edition 11.2018  
1.8.2  
Converting headlights from driving on  
left to driving on right, LED headlights  
If a right-hand drive vehicle is driven in a left-hand drive country,  
or vice versa, the headlights must be converted. This is necessary  
in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic with the asymmetric  
low beam headlights.  
Note  
♦ The conversion from driving on left to driving on right, or vice  
versa, is performed by means of the infotainment system.  
♦ It is only permissible to make use of the headlight converter  
for a short period of time. When permanently driving in the  
respective country during a longer period of time, suitable  
headlights need to be installed according to valid specifica‐  
tions.  
– On the display unit for front information display and operating  
unit control unit - J685- , press button CAR .  
– Press function buttons Setup and Light .  
– Perform adjustment in menu β€œLight Settings”.  
1.9  
Removing and installing headlight range  
control motor -V48- / -V49-  
β‡’ β€œ1.9.1 Removing and installing headlight range control motor  
V48 / V49 (dual halogen headlights)”, page 117  
β‡’ β€œ1.9.2 Removing and installing headlight range control motor  
V48 / V49 , LED headlights without variable light distribution”,  
page 119  
β‡’ β€œ1.9.3 Removing and installing headlight range control motor  
V48 / V49 , LED headlights with variable light distribution”,  
page 120  
1.9.1  
Removing and installing headlight range  
control motor -V48- / -V49- (dual halo‐  
gen headlights)  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque screwdriver - V.A.G 1624-  
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Note  
Removal and installation are described for the left side. Removal  
and installation on the right side are analogous.  
Removing  
– Remove headlight β‡’ page 111 .  
Caution  
Risk of damage to the headlight.  
♦ When removing the housing cover, make sure not to dam‐  
age the sealing edge on the headlight housing. The in‐  
gress of water will cause permanent damage to the  
headlight.  
– First, use a utility knife to carefully cut into back of headlight  
housing cover -1- along predetermined break line -2-.  
– Then, use a hammer to carefully release housing cover -1-  
along predetermined break line -2-.  
– Remove housing cover -1- from headlight.  
– Turn adjuster screw -2- to stop in -direction of arrow-.  
– Unscrew bolts -3-.  
– Carefully pull left headlight range control motor - V48- -1- to‐  
wards rear out of headlight until connector is accessible.  
– Release and disconnect connector on left headlight range  
control motor - V48- -1-.  
– Remove left headlight range control motor - V48- -1-.  
Installing  
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
– Pull reflector on ball head mounting towards rear.  
– Attach ball head on left headlight range control motor - V48-  
in ball head mounting in headlight.  
Caution  
Risk of damage to the headlight.  
♦ Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when in‐  
stalling. The ingress of water will cause permanent dam‐  
age to the headlight.  
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– Position new housing cover -1- onto headlight.  
– Screw in and tighten bolts -arrows-.  
– Perform functional check.  
– Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary  
β‡’ Maintenance ; Booklet 40.1 ; Descriptions of work  
Specified torques  
♦ β‡’ β€œ1.1.1 Assembly overview - dual halogen headlight”,  
page 103  
1.9.2  
Removing and installing headlight range  
control motor -V48- / -V49- , LED head‐  
lights without variable light distribution  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque screwdriver - V.A.G 1624-  
Note  
Removal and installation are described for the left side. Removal  
and installation on the right side are analogous.  
Removing  
– Remove headlight β‡’ page 111 .  
Caution  
Risk of damage to the headlight.  
♦ When removing the housing cover, make sure not to dam‐  
age the sealing edge on the headlight housing. The in‐  
gress of water will cause permanent damage to the  
headlight.  
– First, use a utility knife to carefully cut into bottom of headlight  
housing cover -1- along predetermined break line -2-.  
– Then, use a hammer to carefully release housing cover -1-  
along predetermined break line -2-.  
– Remove housing cover -1- from headlight.  
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