Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing headlight dipped beam bulb (dual halogen headlights)
 Note
| Left headlight dipped beam bulb -M29- and right headlight
dipped beam bulb -M31- are only fitted on dual halogen
headlights. |
| Removal and installation are described for the left side.
Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in
the same way. |
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Turn housing cover -1- in
direction of arrow -A-. |
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Remove housing cover -1-. |
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Turn bulb holder -1- in
direction of arrow -A- until
locking lug -3- is in recess
-2-. |
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Pull out bulb holder -1- in
direction of arrow -B-. |
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Pull bulb -1- out of bulb
holder -2-. |
| Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
Caution
| Risk of damage to the headlight. |
| Do not touch the glass part of the bulb with bare
fingers. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass
bulb, which vaporise when the bulb is switched on and
cause the glass bulb to cloud over. |
| Wear, for example, clean fabric gloves when
inserting bulbs. |
| Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when
installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent
damage to the headlight. |
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Insert new bulb into bulb holder. |
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Insert bulb holder into reflector whilst ensuring that
locking lug points upwards and fits into recess. |
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Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary
→ Booklet36.1 |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque screwdriver -VAS 6494-
Not ...
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Front-end hook -3370-
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Other materials:
Removing tyres, run-flat tyres, ultra-high-performance tyres
Only trained personnel may perform any assembly work on
run-flat tyres and ultra-high-performance tyres.
If fitted, check tyre pressure sensor using vehicle
diagnostic tester, and renew it as necessary.
Note
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General
Volkswagen vehicles are built according to the latest
findings in safety engineering. To keep it that way, we
recommend the use of only genuine Volkswagen spare parts. These
can be recognised by the VW Audi logo and by the part number. It
has been establ ...
Matching wheels and tyres
General
When radial or lateral runout of the wheel and tyre
coincide, the imbalance of the wheel is amplified by the tyre.
For technical reasons, 100% true running is not possible
→ Chapter.
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