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2006 Volkswagen Passat Headlamp Adjustment Checking and Correcting

Test Requirements Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required Head light adjusting unit VAS 5046 or Headlight adjuster VAS 5047 Test- and adjustment requirements: Tire pressure must be OK. Lenses must not be damaged or dirty. Reflectors and bulbs OK. Vehicle must be properly loaded. Move vehicle back and forth for 1 meter (3 to 4 feet) or bounce front and rear of vehicle several times up and down to settle suspension. Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be on a level surface. Operating instructions of headlight adjuster VAS 5046 or Operating instructions of headlight adjuster VAS 5047 Inclination must
be set. If the vehicle is equipped with separate low beams and high beams, high beam must be adjusted extra. Note that the adjuster must be set to 0% when adjusting the high beams. In the trim above the headlight, inclination measurements are stamped in “%” . The headlamps must be adjusted according to these measurements. Percentage information is based on a projection distance of 10 meters. For example: inclination of 1.0 % converts to approx. 10 cm. For vehicles with halogen headlamps and manual headlamp range control. on the owner manual maybe passat not included only a bit

Note: For certain markets, no manual headlamp range control is offered in conjunction with halogen headlamps. The headlight range adjuster thumb wheel, if present, must be in basic setting – 0 – . Load: Vehicle must be loaded with one person on the drivers seat, weighing 165 lbs (75 kg), otherwise vehicle must be empty (curb weight). The curb weight is the weight of the vehicle ready to be operated with filled fuel tank (at least 90% filled), including the weight of all equipment usually carried in the car such as spare wheel, tools, car jack, fire extinguisher, etc. If the fuel tank is not at least 90% full, adjust the weight as follows: Read fuel level from fuel gauge.

Calculate additional weight needed using the following table. Place extra weight in luggage compartment. Tank filling tabledownload