How to adjust the headlights of a Polo?

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MargaretRose
07/30/25 4:41am
The steps to adjust the headlights of a Polo are as follows: 1. It is best to drive the car to a less crowded place, preferably at night. 2. Prepare a 6mm hex wrench, start by adjusting the low beam, then adjust the high beam distance. 3. When adjusting, slowly turn the wrench, avoiding large adjustments at once to prevent stripping the threads. The detailed steps for adjusting the headlights are as follows: 1. After turning on the high beams, stand in front of the headlights with your feet as close to the headlights as possible, observe the position where the high beams shine on your feet, and note the center of the light (the brightest spot of the beam). 2. Then move vertically to a wall (without deviating), and mark the position of the light center on the wall based on the position on your feet. 3. Use a screwdriver to rotate the headlight's adjustment gear, ensuring the light center aligns with the mark you made on the wall (the vertical distance should not exceed 10 cm). 4. If there is no one else in the car while adjusting the lights, you can slightly raise the light center (generally no more than 5 cm). The reason is simple: an empty car sits higher, and when loaded, the car will settle slightly. Raising the light center slightly allows for some adjustment margin. 5. Adjusting up and down will show obvious movement of the light center, while adjusting left and right may not be as noticeable. It may take several turns to see slight movement, so don’t worry if the light center doesn’t move left or right immediately—keep turning the screwdriver until the light center aligns with the mark. 6. Once both headlights' light centers are aligned with the marks, stand in front of the car (a bit farther away) and observe the beam pattern. At night, with the high beams on, it’s easy to see if the beams are pointing straight forward, as there might have been some deviation when marking the wall.
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