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Headlamp: Adjustments





LIGHTING: HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY: ADJUSTMENT

HINT
When adjusting the headlights, refer to the illustration below.





1. VEHICLE PREPARATION FOR HEADLIGHT AIM ADJUSTMENT

(a) Prepare the vehicle according to the following conditions:

Be sure that the body around the headlight is not deformed.

Park the vehicle on a level surface.

The driver is sitting in the driver's seat and the vehicle is ready to be driven (fuel tank is full).

Bounce the vehicle several times.

2. HEADLIGHT AIMING ADJUSTMENT (LOW BEAM)





(a) Adjust the aim vertically:

If the bubble is out of the acceptable range of the beam angle gauge, adjust it using bolt A and B.

HINT
* Turn bolt A and B equally and in the same direction.
* The bubble of the gauge should not deviate from the center of the gauge by more than 2 marks to either side of the gauge.

(b) Adjust the aim horizontally:

If the edge of the lens not match "0" mark, adjust the lens using bolt A.

HINT
After adjusting the headlight in the vertical direction, check that the light has been shifted from the adjusted position in the horizontal direction.

3. HEADLIGHT AIMING ADJUSTMENT (HIGH BEAM)





(a) Adjust the aim vertically:

If the bubble is out of the acceptable range of the beam angle gauge, adjust it using bolt A.

HINT
The bubble of the gauge should not deviate from the center of the gauge by more than 2 marks to either side of the gauge.





Adjust the aim horizontally:

If the red line is out of the acceptable range of the beam angle gauge, adjust it using bolt B.

HINT
The red line should not deviate by more than 2 blue lines to either side of the gauge.