Removing and installing headlight range control motor, Automotive Lighting — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf V / Jetta (1K, 2003–2009); platform code AJ5

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• The broken open sealing piece must not remain in the headlight. It must be removed from the headlight housing.
• Make sure cover cap is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight. — Seal hole (1) made using a separately ordered sealing plug Electronic parts catalogue "“EKTA”".

📋 Procedure

1. ⚠ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.Remove ignition key. — Remove headlight .
2. Twist cap (1) in (direction of arrow) and remove.
3. Fit a socket onto the plastic hexagon on the rear of the headlight housing.
4. Press and twist the plastic hexagon to make a hole in the headlight housing. [Note: The broken open sealing piece must not remain in the headlight. It must be removed from the headlight housing.]
5. Unscrew bolts (2) and (3) from right headlight range control motor V49(1).

6. Lift dipped beam reflector (2) in headlight slightly and turn the right headlight range control motor V49(1) in (direction of arrow) as far as it will go.
7. Lift dipped beam reflector in headlight slightly and turn the ball head of the right headlight range control motor V49(1) so that it can be slid out of the ball head mounting (2) towards the rear in (direction of arrow).
8. Remove right headlight range control motor V49 from headlight.
9. Release and detach connector (1).
10. Remove right headlight range control motor V49(2) from headlight.
11. Reconnect connector (1) on right headlight range control motor V49(2).
12. Insert right headlight range control motor V49(1) in headlight in position as shown in illustration.
13. Raise dipped beam reflector in headlight slightly and turn ball head of right headlight range control motor V49(2) so that it can be slid into ball head mounting (3) in (direction of arrow).
14. Lift dipped beam reflector in headlight slightly and turn the right headlight range control motor V49(1) in (direction of arrow) as far as it will go.
15. Screw in bolts of right headlight range control motor V49 and screw on cover cap.
16. ⚠ Make sure cover cap is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight. — Seal hole (1) made using a separately ordered sealing plug Electronic parts catalogue "“EKTA”".
17. Check functions of headlight.
18. Check headlight settings and adjust headlights if necessary 20.1Descriptions of work.

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