Headlamps, Checking and Adjusting Conditions

Headlamps, Checking and Adjusting Conditions

• Tire pressure must be OK

• Headlamp lenses must be clean and dry.

• Headlamps lenses must not be damaged.

• Headlamp reflectors and all bulbs must be OK.

• Vehicle load must be created.

Vehicle load on driver's seat in otherwise unloaded vehicle (curb weight).

• One person or 75 kg (167).

The curb weight is the weight of the operational vehicle with completely full fuel tank, including the weight of all equipment carried in operation.

• Fuel tank: at least 90% full.

• Equipment present: for example, spare wheel, tools, vehicle jack, fire extinguisher, etc.

If the fuel tank is not at least 90% full, the load must be created as follows.

- Check fuel tank fill lever in instrument cluster tank gauge and compare with the following table. Place additional weight in the luggage compartment, if necessary.






Example: if the fuel tank is half full, an additional 37 kg (approximately 81 lbs.) must be placed in the luggage compartment.

• Use fuel containers filled with water as additional weight (a 5 liter fuel container filled with water weighs 5 kg (11 lbs.)).

• Roll the vehicle several yards or move it back and forth several times to seat the springs.

• Vehicle and headlamp adjusting unit must be on a level surface.

• Parking brake must not be engaged so vehicle is not under stress.

• Headlamp adjusting unit must be aligned to vehicle.






• The headlamp adjuster must be distance - a - 30 to 70 cm in front of the headlamp and should not deviate more than dimension - b - = 3 cm from the headlamp center point.

• Set the angle dimension on the headlamp adjusting unit.

• The angle dimension - arrow - is stamped on the upper edge of the headlamp - 1 - in %.






• The headlamp must be adjusted according to the angle dimension stamped on the headlamp.

• The percentage indicator is based on a 10 meter projection distance. Fro example, an angle dimension of 1.0% corresponds to 10 cm.