Volkswagen Passat 2011, Maintenance Manual, Page: 145 / 188

Adjusting right headlight
1 - Lateral adjustment
2 - Height adjustment
– Turn height adjustment screw -2- until setting is correct.
Note
In some markets, the adjustment bolt for lateral adjustment is
-1- encapsulated. Lateral adjustment is not permissible here.
– Turn lateral adjustment screw -1- until setting is correct.
Note
♦
Adjustment of the left headlight is carried out in the same se‐
quence.
♦
The adjustment bolts for the left headlight are a mirror image.
4.50 Headlight adjustment: checking gas dis‐
charge headlights with DLA
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 displayed
in the vehicle-specific maintenance list as of model year 2014.
♦ In the US, Canadian and Mexican markets SAE-compliant
headlights are used.
♦
As of model year 2014 the headlight adjustment is subject to
a separate charge.
DLA: “Dynamic Light Assist”, dynamic high beam regulation.
Conditions for testing and adjustment:
⇒ page 141
Check headlight adjustment (ECE). ⇒ page 142
Check headlight adjustment (SAE). ⇒ page 143
Gas discharge headlights with “Dynamic Light Assist” dynamic
main beam regulation: adjusting ⇒ page 146
4.50.1 Conditions for testing and adjustment:
• Tyre pressure OK
• Headlight lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
• Reflectors and lights OK
• The initialisation of the headlight range control must have been
completed.
1)
• The vehicle must be rolled forward and backward several me‐
tres or front and rear springs must be bounced fully several
times so that springs settle.
Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
4. Descriptions of work:
141