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4.43.1
Checking headlight adjustment (using
test screen without 15° setting line)
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5046-
♦ Or
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5047-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5208A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 5209A-
♦ Vehicle diagnosis, testing and information system
Checking and adjusting prerequisites:
♦ Tyre pressures OK.
♦ Lenses must not be damaged or dirty
♦ Reflectors and bulbs OK.
The vehicle must be rolled forward or backward several metres
or front and rear springs must be bounced fully several times so
that springs settle.
♦ The vehicle and the headlight adjuster must be on a level sur‐
face → Operating instructions for headlight adjusters VAS
5046, VAS 5047, VAS 5208A, VAS 5209A.
♦ Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be aligned.
♦ Inclination must be set.
♦ Vehicles with air suspension: ensure vehicle is loaded cor‐
rectly before entering basic settings.
♦ Before adjusting headlights on vehicles with gas discharge
headlights, perform basic setting using vehicle diagnosis test‐
er .
Inclination information in „%“ is stamped into trim above headlight.
Headlights must be adjusted according to this information. Per‐
centage given is based on a projection distance of 10 metres. For
example: inclination of 1.0 % converts to approx. 10 cm.
For vehicles in the North American market, an inclination of 0.7
% is to be set.
The inclination for fog lights is 2.0 %.
Touareg 2003 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2011
4. Descriptions of work
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