help! auto level headlight wire!
 

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

what headlight did you replace it with?

A pic might help too ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Mine does.