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Old 03-29-2019, 09:49 AM
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Couldn’t find anything in search - is there a diy procedure to re - level the headlights after the vehicle has been lowered?
Just had the H&R springs installed on my 2016 Q5 2.0
now headlights are angled down too low.

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Old 03-29-2019, 11:13 AM
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This is pretty much what my shop did when they installed a Bilstein + Eibach B12 Proxit set (-3cm) to my Q5:
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Just did what you did on my 2016 Q5 2.0. H&R sport springs & 20" wheels. Easy solution you can do yourself. Open the hood & look @ the top rear of both headlights & you will see a small white Philips head screw. This is your up/down adjustment. Use a fine screwdriver. If I remember correctly clockwise raises & counter clockwise lowers. Find a level site where you can shine on a flat vertical surface & stay back about 15-20 ft. That's it.
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I have an obd 11 and watched that video- unfortunately I get stuck at the part where you have to enter a “channel” I Have No idea what channel to enter - According to the video you have to put the headlights in service mode before you make the adjustments with the white screws.
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Just grab your screwdriver. I have adjusted 3 Audi's this way.
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