Removing and installing headlight range control motor V48/V49 — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code BE1

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• If necessary, carefully push ball head on left headlight range control motor V48 through opening in adjuster shaft downwards out of ball head mounting in headlight.
• Risk of damage to the headlight.Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will cause permanent damage to the headlight. — Pull reflector on ball head mounting towards rear.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove headlight .
2. Turn height adjustment screws at top of headlight anticlockwise (towards left) to stop.
3. Pull housing cover (3) off headlight.
4. Remove bolt (2).
5. Remove height adjuster element (2) upwards.

6. Pull adjuster shaft located below height adjuster element upwards out of headlight.
7. Release left headlight range control motor V48(1): for left headlight, turn in (direction of arrow); for right headlight, turn in opposite (direction of arrow).
8. Swing left headlight range control motor V48(1) upwards so that the ball head is pushed downwards out of ball head mounting in headlight. [Note: If necessary, carefully push ball head on left headlight range control motor V48 through opening in adjuster shaft downwards out of ball head mounting in headlight.]
9. Pull left headlight range control motor V48(1) towards rear out of headlight until connector is accessible.
10. Release and disconnect electrical connector (2).
11. Remove left headlight range control motor V48(1).
12. ⚠ Risk of damage to the headlight.Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will cause permanent damage to the headlight. — Pull reflector on ball head mounting towards rear.
13. Attach ball head on left headlight range control motor V48 in ball head mounting in headlight.
14. Perform a function test.
15. Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary 36.1Descriptions of work

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