Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 692

 

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Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 692

 

 

Removing and installing headlight

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

Note

You do not have to disconnect the earth wire of the battery -

A- .

The vehicle is fitted with headlights from two different manu‐

facturers; removal and installation of both headlight versions

are identical.

Illustrations show removal and installation of the left headlight.

Removal and installation of the right headlight are carried out

in the same way.

Check headlight settings and adjust headlights if necessary

⇒ Maintenance ; Booklet  20.1 ; Descriptions of work .

Caution

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.

Removing
– Remove the radiator grille ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. gr.  66 .

– Remove front bumper cover ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. gr.  63 .

– Release and disconnect multi-pin connector -1-.
– Remove bolt -2- on inner part of headlight.

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ing:

– Insert headlight with the three guides on underside into mount‐

ings -arrows- on guide and push into body aperture.

– First, screw in the three bolts -arrows-.

– Then, screw in bolt -2- on rear of headlight.
– Tighten all threaded connections to specified torques

⇒ page 236

 .

– Check headlight installation position is central, i.e. shut lines/

gaps are equal around headlight.

If the shut lines/gaps around the headlight are uneven, the instal‐

lation position must be adjusted 

⇒ page 217

 .

– Check headlight functions.
– Check headlight settings and adjust headlights if necessary

⇒ Maintenance ; Booklet  20.1 ; Descriptions of work .

2. Headlights with halogen bulbs (from MY2009)    

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Adjusting headlight installation position

Note

To adjust the installation position of the headlight, the front

bumper does not have to be removed.

The illustrations show the left headlight.

If it transpires during checking of the installation position that the

shut lines/gaps between headlight and body are uneven, the in‐

stallation position must be adjusted.
– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and remove

ignition key.

– Remove the radiator grille ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. gr.  66 .

– Loosen bolt -2- on rear of headlight.

– Loosen the three bolts -arrows-.

– Loosen screw -arrow- at bottom of headlight.

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alignment bush -arrow- on headlight.

– Tighten all threaded connections to specified torques

⇒ page 236

 .

– Check and readjust headlight to ensure gaps are even all

round.

gr.  66 .

– Check headlight functions.
– Check headlight settings and adjust headlights if necessary

⇒ Maintenance ; Booklet  20.1 ; Descriptions of work .

2.5

Renewing bulbs

2.5.1

Renewing headlight dipped beam bulb

Note

The headlight does not have to be removed to change the

bulb.

The diagrams show renewal of the left headlight dipped beam

bulb -M29- for the left headlight.

Caution

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.

Removing
Only headlight manufacturer Hella:
– Remove cover cap -1-.
Only headlight manufacturer Valeo:

Note

For reasons of clarity, headlight is shown removed in the fol‐

lowing illustrations.

The headlight does not have to be removed to change the

bulb.

2. Headlights with halogen bulbs (from MY2009)    

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