Removing and installing gas discharge bulb control unit — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 6E1, 6X1

📋 Procedure

1. ⚠ It is imperative that the battery earth strap is disconnected before working on parts of the gas discharge headlights, marked with yellow high voltage symbols.Then switch dipped beam on and off again. This will eliminate any possible residual voltage.The gas discharge headlight control unit must never be operated without a gas discharge bulb.Due to the high voltage (above 28,000 V when igniting the gas discharge bulb) and temperatures, the gas discharge bulb must only be operated in the headlight housing. — Disconnect battery .
2. Removing headlight .
3. Remove headlight cap securing screws (arrows).
4. Take cap off carefully and lay it down, without detaching multi-pin connector take headlight off.
5. Release connector by turning 90° to left in (direction of arrow) and pull connector off.

6. Remove control unit securing screws (arrows) on underside of headlight housing.
7. Carefully pull control unit out of headlight housing.
8. Detach multi-pin connector on top of control unit.
9. Remove gas discharge bulb control unit with feeder wire and connector from headlight housing.
10. Guide gas discharge bulb feeder wire and connector through headlight housing.
11. Connect multi-pin connector on top of control unit.
12. Secure control unit with securing screws (arrows) to headlight housing.
13. Attach connector to gas discharge bulb and lock it by turning fully to right.
14. Fit sealing cap and secure with securing screws (arrows).
15. Installing headlight .
16. Check function of headlight.
17. Check headlight setting and adjust headlight as necessary 13.1.

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