Volkswagen Passat 2015 Manual page 180

Passat 2015 ➤, Passat 2019 ➤, Passat Variant 2015 ➤, Passat Variant 2019 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2020
4.55.1 Test and adjustment conditions
• Tyre pressure OK
• Headlight lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
• Reflectors and lights OK
• The initialisation of the headlight range control must have
1)
been completed.
• Standard running gear: The vehicle must be rolled forward
and backward several metres or front and rear springs must
be bounced fully several times so that springs settle.
• Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be on a level surface.
• Vehicle and headlight adjustment unit must be aligned.
• Inclination must be set.
• Event memory must be cleared.
• Headlight adjustment unit must be in correct adjustment
mode (light mode), if available.
• Observe ⇒ operating manual for headlight adjusting unit.
• The current software for the headlight adjustment unit -VAS
621 001- is available on the equipment manufacturer's
homepage.
1)
During the initialisation, the step motors for the headlight
range control are reset to dipped beam position. The initialisa‐
tion of the headlight range control is performed during vehicle
start or after an "on" signal is applied to terminal 15.
4.55.2 Check headlight adjustment using
headlight adjusting unit -VAS 621 001-
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit -VAS 621 001-
Note
The headlight adjuster -VAS 621 001- may only be used for
♦
checking the headlight adjustment if it has software version
V1.10.000 or later installed.
Observe the operating instructions for the headlight adjust‐
♦
ing unit.
The inclination on the headlight adjustment unit is set according
to the fuel level in the fuel tank.
Inclination value for ECE LED headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
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4. Descriptions of work
Inclination
1.0%
1.0%