Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 1123

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Removing

CAUTION!

Do not touch glass portion of bulb
with bare hands. Even the
smallest amount of moisture
and/or contaminants from fingers
that evaporates on the bulb
during operation can cause the
glass to cloud over.

- Disconnect electrical connection -

1- from bulb.

- Push retaining clip -2- over lugs -

3- and release.

- Pull bulb -4- out of reflector.

- Insert new bulb so lugs on bulb

plate align with cut-outs in the
reflector.

- Connect electrical connector -1-.

- Install sealing cover.

- Check fog light (bulb) function.

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Headlight securing lugs, servicing

Note:

If headlight lower securing lugs break due to
application of excessive force, it may still be
possible to service headlight in a cost effective
manner (though headlight housing must not be
damaged).

- Remove headlight housing

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- Sand headlight tab socket breakage point on

headlight down flat.

- Set replacement part securing tab -2- onto

securing tab socket -3- and secure with screw
1-.

- Install headlights.

- Check and adjust headlight if necessary

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Headlight beam adjusting motor,
removing and installing

Notes:

Headlight beam adjusting where applicable.

Beam adjusting motor can only be removed and

installed with headlight housing removed.

If positioning motors are removed and installed

or replaced, always carry out headlight basic
setting with VAS 5107 Optical headlight aimer.
Inclination dimension is embossed on headlight
housing.

Removing

- Remove headlight

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- Release spring clip -arrow- and remove sealing

cover.

- Disconnect electrical connector.

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Installing

- Release left-hand positioning

motor -arrow- by turning to left
and right-hand by turning to right.

- Pull positioning shaft ball head

out of locking device on reflector.

- Guide positioning motor

positioning shaft into ball head
mounting -arrow-, hold reflector
base plate up through opening in
headlight when doing this.

- Lock positioning motor in fitting

position by turning.

- Connect electrical connections.

- Install sealing cover.

- Install headlight

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- Check and adjust headlight if

necessary

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