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Section H - Setting Basic Settings For Vehicles With Automatic Headlight Levelers

Section H - Setting Basic Settings For Vehicles With Automatic Headlight Levelers





- The basic settings can be performed on the wheel alignment platform after front end alignment with vehicle on its wheels

- Settle car (push down on car a few times so that shock absorbers and car move up and down)

- With ignition switched off, connect VAG 1551 or VAS 5051

- Switch ignition switch to "ON" position

- Indicated on display

Rapid data transfer Help
Insert address word XX


- Push buttons -5- twice for "Headlight automatic headlight range control"

- Push Q to confirm input

- Indicated on display (example)

4B0907357 LEUCHTWEITEREGLER D003->
Coding 00010 WSC01236


- Push -> button

- Indicated on display

Rapid data transfer Help
Select Function XX


- Press buttons -0- and -4- to select "Basic Setting" function

- Indicated on display

Rapid Data Transfer Help 04 -
Basic Setting


- Press -Q- button to confirm input

- Indicated on display

Basic Setting Input
display group number XXX


- Press buttons -0-, -0- and -1- to input display group number 001
- Press -Q- button to confirm input

- Indicated on display

Basic Setting 1->
Please Wait


- Headlights are moved into adjustment position (about 15 seconds)

- Indicated on display

System in Basic Setting 1->
Set headlights


Headlights are now in adjustment position
- Adjust headlights using a headlight adjustment tool (e.g. VAS 5046)

Basic setting 1 turns regulation off and "Headlights not adjusted" will be stored in DTC memory
- Press -> button

- Indicated on display

Rapid data transfer Help
Select function XX


- Press buttons -0- and -4- to select "Basic Setting" function 04

- Indicated on display

Rapid data transfer Q 04
- Basic setting


- Press -Q- button to confirm input

- Indicated on display

Basic Setting Input
display group number XXX


- Press buttons -0-, -0- and -2- to input display group number 002
- Press -Q- button to confirm input

- Indicated on display

System in Basic Setting 2 ->
ctrl. pos. learned


The control module has stored this position as the normal position. "Headlights not adjusted" is erased from DTC memory and regulation is switched back on

- Press -> button

- Indicated on display

Rapid data transfer Help
Select function XX


- If vehicle has ESP, go to Section J, otherwise proceed to next step
- Press buttons -0- and -6- to select the function "End output"
- Press -Q- button to confirm input
- Turn ignition switch to "OFF" position
- Recall work is complete
- Destroy and discard all removed parts