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Headlights With High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp, Adjusting



Headlights With High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp, Adjusting

NOTE:
- Aiming must be done in conjunction with On Board Diagnostic (OBD) program "Basic Setting" (function 04). Use VAS 5051 Vehicle Diagnostic Testing and Information System in mode "Guided Fault Finding"
- Always adjust lights with optical headlight aimer VAS 5107, using detailed aiming procedure and specifications.
- Low and high beams are adjusted simultaneously.

Where applicable, also check/confirm position of driving direction selector on headlight housing. Confirm setting for the USA/CDN : "left-hand drive as follows:







Driving direction setting, checking (where applicable)
HID lamps may have a mechanism that allows beam patterns to be changed according to market. Potential glare is thus minimized.
- Remove headlight housing.
- Remove sealing cap.
- Confirm selector -1- to be in lower setting -down arrow-.
- Selector up -A-: right-hand drive (e.g.: Great Britain - Australia etc.)
- Selector down -B-: left-hand drive (e.g.: USA - Canada - Europe etc.)