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Volkswagen Beetle 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT961401 · NHTSA communication 10237760 · issued Jan 17, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2013–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

For vehicles with HID headlights, the headlight range can be manually adjusted to the vehicle loading condition once the low beams are switched on (Figure 1, adjustment knob 2). This feature helps ensure proper aiming of the vehicle headlights.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.