Conditions for checking and adjusting: tire pressure is normal. Diffusers must not be damaged or dirty. Reflectors and lamps are OK. Vehicle loading must be adjusted. Load: one passenger or 75 kg on the driver's seat in a car without load (curb weight). Unladen weight is the mass of a vehicle ready for operation with a completely filled gas tank (at least 90%), including the weight of all components included in the delivery (e.g. spare wheel, tool, jack, fire extinguisher, etc.). If the gas tank is not filled to at least 90%, load as follows: check the fuel level in the gas tank on the indicator. Determine the additional weight from the table below and place it in the trunk.
Charge tables
Fuel level in the fuel tank in the instrument cluster | 1.2 l TDI engine Additional load in kg | 1.4l petrol engine 1.4l TDI engine Additional load in kg |
1/4 | 15 | 25 |
1/2 | 10 | 17 |
3/4 | 5 | 8 |
full filling | 0 | 0 |
Example: 1.2l TDI engine. If the tank is half full, an additional load of 10 kg must be placed in the luggage compartment.
Instruction. As an additional mass, it is best to use a canister of water (A 5 liter canister of water has a mass of approximately 5 kg).
It is necessary to roll the vehicle for several meters or press it several times in front and behind so that the springs sag. The car and the device for checking the installation of headlights must be on a flat flat area. The vehicle and therefore the headlight adjustment tester must be aligned. Make sure that the headlight adjustment tester is positioned at a distance of 30 cm in front of the headlight "%". The headlight beam throw must be adjusted according to these parameters. Percentage data is based on 10m projection distance. If the headlight beam throw is, for example, 1.0% for vehicles with headlight beam throw adjustment), then it means 10 cm.
The angle needs to be adjusted. Beam angle: Main headlight and main headlight 10 cm. For vehicles with headlight beam throw adjustment: The knurled wheel for headlight range adjustment must be in position -0-.
Checking the adjustment of the main headlights (with the new test screen without 15°adjustment line)
When the low beam is on, the horizontal border of the chiaroscuro of the dividing strip -1- must touch the control surface. The bend point -2- between the left horizontal part and the right rising part of the border of light and shadow must lie on a perpendicular drawn through the central mark -3-. The bright core of the light beam should be to the right of the perpendicular.
Instruction. To make it easier to determine the point of refraction -2- cover and re-open the left half of the headlight several times (in the direction of travel). When finished, check the dipped-beam headlight range again. After the dipped beam has been corrected as prescribed, the center of the main beam must be positioned at the center mark -3-.
When using the old control screen with a 15°correction line, the correction is done in the same way as for the new screen. To avoid correction errors, the 15°correction line can no longer be taken into account.
Headlight adjustment
Main headlight (on right)
Adjust with a suitable screwdriver (do not damage the adjusting wheel) or hex wrench.
- 1. Headlight horizontal adjustment set screw
- 2. Headlight vertical adjustment set screw
Use a Phillips screwdriver or a hex wrench to adjust the corresponding screw. Adjusting bolts of the left headlight are mirrored.
Fog lamp in the bumper
Tilt angle: 20 cm fog lamp.
Use a screwdriver to unlock trim -arrows- and remove. Turn adjusting screw -arrow- to adjust the illumination range. Lateral adjustment is not provided.
Other additional lights
Additional installed headlights of other systems must be checked or adjusted in accordance with the regulations applicable to them.
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