Test Requirements For Headlight Vertical Aim Adjustment

Test Requirements For Headlight Vertical Aim Adjustment

Car parked on level ground.

Replace faulty glass and mirrors and blackened light bulbs.

Check tire pressures, correct if necessary.

Apply load equivalent to one person on driver's seat (approx. 75 kg).

Vehicle with full fuel tank or appropriate additional weight in luggage compartment.

Correct adjustment of headlights to engine hood (gap dimensions).

Manual headlight vertical aim control: Move handwheel to 0 position.

Automatic headlight vertical aim control: Wait approx. 30 seconds after turning on of lights.

Align headlight aimer with vehicle longitudinal axis and parallel to parking surface. Set marking line (M) on aimer to distance (e). Scale graduations on aimer are equal to a gradient in cm at a distance of 10 meters.







Adjustment dimension (e) is only valid for EUR. Observe differing national regulations.