help! auto level headlight wire!

[vskchoi]

hi
i have recently put the OEM headlight back for my 01 x5, and i noticed there is a small wire in the back (i think thats the auto adjusting for the xenon light?)
normally when i started the car, the xenon headlights will go up and down, but since i replaced the OEm, that function is not there anymore, and im wondering if i should connect that small wire to something to make it work?
thanks for all help

[ZsX5o3]

what headlight did you replace it with?

[TwinsPoppa]

A pic might help too ...

[vskchoi]

MY orginal 2001 x5 4.4i headlights.
this is from factory when i bought the car.

[vskchoi]

here is a pic
ignore the red arrows...the wire im talking about is the one sticking in the middle....near the bottom.
thanks

[TwinsPoppa]

Do the xenons light up? If not, could that be the wire that connects to the silver housing that fits over the bulb?

It's a little hard to see if that's a metal connecter coming out the side on the end or is that just a tag?

Maybe someone who has a pre-facelift headlight can speak up ... mine is a post-facelift.

[vskchoi]

the lights do light up, just will not go up and down when i first turn on the lights.
and thats a metal connector...

[primetime]

I wasn't aware that 01 models had the auto leveling feature.

[Zulu95]

The wire sticking out in the pic is a ground. The auto-level connects to the small "triangular' shaped housing. It is a 4 pin plug.

[skiboats]

Originally Posted by primetime

I wasn't aware that 01 models had the auto leveling feature.

Mine does.