Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing headlight range control unit -J431-/control unit for
cornering light and headlight range control -J745-, RHD vehicles
 Note
| When renewing the control unit, select
Renew function for the respective control unit in
Guided fault finding or
Guided functions mode
→ Vehicle
diagnostic tester. |
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Remove dash panel end trim on driver side
→ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68. |
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Release spreader clip -2- and
pull it out. |
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Remove headlight range control unit
-1- towards rear. |
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Disconnect electrical connector -3-. |
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To do so, press locking detent -1-,
swing retainer in -direction of arrow-
and pull off connector. |
| Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
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Press spreader clip -2- into
opening -3- in control unit
-1-. |
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Engage spreader clip by turning it 90°
-arrow-. |
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Note
When renewing the control unit, select
Renew function for the respective control unit in
Guided fault finding or
Guided functions mode
&# ...
Other materials:
Checking cooling system for leaks
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Cooling system tester -V.A.G 1274 B-
Adapter for cooling system tester -V.A.G ...
Tachograph
In many European countries there is an obligation to install
and use a tachograph on vehicles (including passenger vehicles)
that serve purely for commercial purposes to transport goods
where their maximum permissible weight including drawbar trailer
or ...
Specified torques for gearbox
petrol engine, 1.4 l natural gas engine:
Item
Bolt
Nm
1, 5, 9
M12x70
80
2, 4
M12x50
80
3
1),2)
M12x165
80
6, 7, 8
M10x55
40
A
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Removing and installing headlight range control unit -J431-/control unit for
cornering light and headlight range control -J745-, LHD vehicles
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