Adjusting gas discharge headlights - USA vehicles from model year 2013 onwards — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)

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• Use canisters filled with water as additional weight (a 5 litre canister filled with water weighs approx. 5 kg).
• Vehicle must be on a level surface.
• With this programme the headlights return to the basic setting.
• Turning the lateral adjuster screw 6.5 turns adjusts the headlight 31 cm at a range of 10 m.
• The arrangement on the right headlight is symmetrically opposite.

📋 Procedure

1. Read off fuel tank level at fuel gauge in instrument cluster, compare with the following table and, if necessary, place additional weight in luggage compartment. [Note: Use canisters filled with water as additional weight (a 5 litre canister filled with water weighs approx. 5 kg).] [Note: Adjust headlights according to dip setting marked on headlight.The percentage value is for a range of 10 m. Example: Converting a dip setting of 1.0% = 10 cm.]
2. Vehicle must be on a level surface.
3. Turn light switch to "“dipped beam”" position – not to "“Auto”" position.
4. Close all doors and the rear lid and keep them closed during the complete checking and adjusting procedure.
5. Connect vehicle diagnostic tester .

6. Select Diagnosis mode and start diagnosis.
7. Select Test plan tab.
8. Select Own test then the following options one after the other: [Note: With this programme the headlights return to the basic setting.]
9. You will be requested to perform headlight adjustment while running through the programme. [Note: Turning the lateral adjuster screw 6.5 turns adjusts the headlight 31 cm at a range of 10 m.]
10. Before adjusting height of headlight, use adjuster screw (1) to position light-dark border slightly below setting line.
11. Then adjust light-dark border to setting line from below. [Note: The arrangement on the right headlight is symmetrically opposite.]
12. After completing headlight adjustment, end "“Basic setting”", switch off ignition and unplug diagnostic connector.

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