Bi-Xenons adjusted wrong? Getting flashed by oncoming cars!

[buyingconstant7]

Tonight was the first night I drove my mk7. Since it has the Bi-Xenons, with the Auto high-beams, I tried it out. I turned my high beams on and when another car approached, they automatically turned off. But when that car got closer, they flashed me. I turned the auto feature off and I still got flashed. With or without fog lights didn't matter either.

Obviously they are set too high. How can I adjust them? Should I get the dealer to do the adjustment?

 

[Ronin3]

Let the dealer do the adjustment but make sure they don't set them too low.

 

[gogolf1]

In my car they were set to low and I have adjusted them by myself, it s very simple, you just need (quite long) screwdriver. So, when you lift the hood you will see two plastic screws on the back of the xenon unit. As far as I remember the one which is located deeper adjust height of the beam. Just park the car on a flat surface, in front of the wall and play with it.

 

[Stripey]

I had the same problem which is what brought me to this forum. See my very first post here http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231

Basically mine hadn't been checked during its inspection and the dipped beam was shining way too high. Dealer fixed it though, no hassle.

 

[The Fed]

In my car they were set to low and I have adjusted them by myself, it s very simple, you just need (quite long) screwdriver. So, when you lift the hood you will see two plastic screws on the back of the xenon unit. As far as I remember the one which is located deeper adjust height of the beam. Just park the car on a flat surface, in front of the wall and play with it.

You have HID's, right? Can't do that with HID's or you'll break them - they have electric motors for adjustment and you need a VCDS to shut down the motors first, if they're the same as MKV's.

 

[pcr]

HIDs are adjusted the same as any other headlight by adjusting the level, the auto self levelling then maintains that set level as the car attitude changes.

 

[FormerRocco]

It might be the way I have read the original post, or a difference in location, but I take the Auto lights to be switching on dipped beam at dusk/in tunnels, not a function to stop dazzling oncoming traffic? Do you have or mean High Beam Assist?

 

[spelk3]

I get flashed because the DRL's share the high beams and stay on when the lights are turned on, so the on coming traffic sees four headlights rather than two and thinks high beams are on.

 

[buyingconstant7]

Let the dealer do the adjustment but make sure they don't set them too low.

The dealer did do the adjustment (for $40!!). And they set them way too low. So I got under the hood and found the plastic screws. I did the rest of the adjustment myself. Waste of $40.