Polo 2018 ➤, Polo 2022 ➤, Taigo 2022 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 10.2021
4.48
Headlight adjustment: checking LED
headlights (Polo)
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 147
Headlight adjustment (ECE): checking ⇒ page 147
LED headlights: adjusting ⇒ page 148 .
4.48.1
Test and adjustment conditions
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Tyre pressure OK
Headlight lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
Reflectors and lights OK
The initialisation of the headlight range control must have
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been completed.
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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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Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be on a level surface.
Vehicle and headlight adjustment unit must be aligned.
Inclination must be set.
Event memory must be cleared.
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.
4.48.2
Headlight adjustment (ECE): adjusting
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 621 001-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 621 005-
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester
The inclination on the headlight adjustment unit is set according
to the fuel level in the fuel tank.
4. Descriptions of work
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English 