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Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
4.48.4
Halogen headlights: adjusting
Note
As of model year 2014 the headlight adjustment is subject to a
separate charge.
Adjusting right headlight:
The adjustment bolts for the left headlight are a mirror image.
♦ Lateral adjustment screw (hexagon socket insert) of bright/
dark boundary for dipped beam -1- (sealed for the NAR mar‐
ket)
♦ Height adjustment screw (hexagon socket insert) of bright/
dark boundary for dipped beam -2-
– First turn height adjustment bolt of bright/dark boundary -2-.
– Then check lateral adjustment, if necessary correct with ad‐
justment screw -1-.
4.49
Headlight adjustment: checking gas dis‐
charge headlights without DLA
Note
♦ Additional weights are no longer used.
♦ Instead, a different inclination setting on the headlight adjust‐
ment unit is used.
♦ If the maintenance tables are used, the settings are displayed
in the vehicle-specific maintenance list as of model year 2014.
♦ In the US, Canadian and Mexican markets SAE-compliant
headlights are used.
♦ As of model year 2014 the headlight adjustment is subject to
a separate charge.
Test and adjustment prerequisites ⇒ page 137
Check headlight adjustment (ECE). ⇒ page 138
Check headlight adjustment (SAE). ⇒ page 139
Gas discharge headlights without “Dynamic Light Assist” dynamic
main beam regulation: adjusting ⇒ page 140
4.49.1
Test and adjustment conditions
•
•
•
Tyre pressure OK
Headlight lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
Reflectors and lights OK
4. Descriptions of work:
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•
•
The initialisation of the headlight range control must have been
1)
completed.
The vehicle must be rolled forward and backward several me‐
tres or front and rear springs must be bounced fully several
times so that springs settle.
•
•
•
•
•
Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be on a level surface.
Vehicle and headlight adjustment unit must be aligned.
Inclination must be set.
Event memory must be cleared.
If the headlight adjustment unit has an adjustment mode, se‐
lect it.
•
Refer to the ⇒ operating instructions for headlight adjustment
units .
1)
During the initialisation, the step motors for the headlight range
control are reset to dipped beam position. The initialisation of the
headlight range control is performed during vehicle start or after
an "on" signal is applied to terminal 15.
4.49.2
Headlight adjustment (ECE): adjusting
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit - VAS 5046 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit - VAS 5047 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit - VAS 621 001-
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester
The inclination on the headlight adjustment unit is set according
to the fuel level in the fuel tank.
Inclination setting for ECE-compliant gas discharge headlights,
LED headlights and DLA headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
Inclination
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
1.0 %
1.0 %
Test pattern with dipped headlights
Check the following:
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– With the dipped beam switched on, the lowest part of the hor‐
izontal light-dark border must be aligned with the dividing line
-1- of the test area.
– The breaking point -2- between the horizontal part of the light-
dark border on the left and the slope on the right should be on
the vertical line passing through the centre mark.
Note
♦ To simplify the determination of the breaking point -2-, cover
and uncover left (from driver perspective) half of the headlight
a few times. Then check dipped beam again.
♦ After correct adjustment of dipped beams, the centre point of
the main beam must lie on the centre mark -3-.
Light pattern for dimmed beam, version 2:
Check the following:
– With the dipped beam switched on, the lowest part of the hor‐
izontal light-dark border must touch the dividing line -1- of the
test area
– The breaking point -2- between the horizontal part of the light-
dark border on the left and the slope on the right should be on
the vertical line passing through the centre mark.
Note
To simplify the determination of the breaking point -2-, cover and
uncover left (from driver perspective) half of the headlight a few
times. Then check dipped beam again.
4.49.3
Headlight adjustment (SAE): checking
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Headlight adjustment unit - VAS 5046 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit - VAS 5047 A-
♦ Headlight adjustment unit - VAS 621 001-
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester
Note
♦ The VOL/VOR marking is visible on the outside the headlight.
♦ The lateral adjustment mechanism is sealed on SAE-compli‐
ant headlights.
The inclination on the headlight adjustment unit is set according
to the fuel level in the fuel tank.
Inclination setting for SAE-compliant VOL gas discharge head‐
lights, LED headlights and DLA headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
Inclination
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
0.7 %
0.7 %
4. Descriptions of work:
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VOL: Visual Optical Aim Left -1-
– Check whether the left horizontal light-dark border touches the
separating line -1- in the test area of the headlight adjustment
unit.
Inclination setting for SAE-compliant VOR gas discharge head‐
lights, LED headlights and DLA headlights
Fill level of
fuel gauge
Inclination
0 to 1/2
1/2 to 1
0.0 %
0.0 %
VOR: Visual Optical Aim Right -2-
– Check whether the right horizontal light-dark border touches
the separating line -2- in the test area of the headlight adjust‐
ment unit.
4.49.4
Gas discharge headlights without “Dy‐
namic Light Assist” dynamic main beam
regulation: adjusting
Note
As of model year 2014 the headlight adjustment is subject to a
separate charge.
– Carrying out basic setting of headlight range control ⇒ Vehicle
diagnostic tester
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Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
Adjusting right headlight
1 - Lateral adjustment
2 - Height adjustment
– Turn height adjustment screw -2- until setting is correct.
Note
In some markets, the adjustment bolt for lateral adjustment is
-1- encapsulated. Lateral adjustment is not permissible here.
– Turn lateral adjustment screw -1- until setting is correct.
Note
♦ Adjustment of the left headlight is carried out in the same se‐
quence.
♦ The adjustment bolts for the left headlight are a mirror image.
4.50
Headlight adjustment: checking gas dis‐
charge headlights with DLA
Note
♦ Additional weights are no longer used.
♦ Instead, a different inclination setting on the headlight adjust‐
ment unit is used.
♦ If the maintenance tables are used, the settings are displayed
in the vehicle-specific maintenance list as of model year 2014.
♦ In the US, Canadian and Mexican markets SAE-compliant
headlights are used.
♦ As of model year 2014 the headlight adjustment is subject to
a separate charge.
DLA: “Dynamic Light Assist”, dynamic high beam regulation.
Conditions for testing and adjustment: ⇒ page 141
Check headlight adjustment (ECE). ⇒ page 142
Check headlight adjustment (SAE). ⇒ page 143
Gas discharge headlights with “Dynamic Light Assist” dynamic
main beam regulation: adjusting ⇒ page 146
4.50.1
Conditions for testing and adjustment:
•
•
•
•
Tyre pressure OK
Headlight lenses must not be damaged or dirty.
Reflectors and lights OK
The initialisation of the headlight range control must have been
1)
completed.
•
The vehicle must be rolled forward and backward several me‐
tres or front and rear springs must be bounced fully several
times so that springs settle.
4. Descriptions of work:
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