Removing and installing headlight range control motor V48/V49, LED headlights — AUDI
Removing and installing headlight range control motor V48/V49, LED headlights on Audi: 16 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes SF, SG
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- Risk of damage to the headlight.Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight. — Test functionality.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Work on the LED control motor may only be performed in an ESD workplace. — Remove headlight .
- Pull off cap (2) from headlight housing.
- Remove housing cover from main beam LED module to gain access to control motor ball head .
- Separate electrical connector (1) from control motor (2).
- To release, turn control motor (2) in direction of arrow (A) as far as it will go.
- Unscrew securing bolt (arrow) and remove adjuster (1).
- Push ball head on control motor (1) upwards as far as it will go.
- Tilt control motor and pull out sideways from guide (2).
- Push control motor (1) into guide (2).
- Push ball head on control motor (1) downwards as far as it will go and install adjuster.
- To engage, turn control motor (2) in direction of arrow (B) as far as it will go.
- Fit electrical connector (1) on control motor (2).
- Install adjuster (1).
- ⚠ Risk of damage to the headlight.Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight. — Test functionality.
- Install new housing cover on main beam LED module .
- Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary 20.1Descriptions of work
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