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Headlamp: Adjustments

1. Adjust the tire air pressure to the specification.
2. Position the unloaded vehicle on a flat, level surface.
3. Seat one person in the driver's seat.
4. Position the vehicle straight ahead and perpendicular to a wall.




5. Set the headlights 3 m {10 ft} from the wall.
6. While adjusting one headlight, disconnect the connector of the other.
7. Start the engine to charge the battery.
8. Turn on the low-beam headlight.




9. Adjust the headlights by turning the adjusting screws as shown in the figure. Loosen the screws first, then tighten them.

NOTE: If the adjusting screws are tightened first, then loosened, they will continue to loosen when the vehicle is in motion and may cause the headlights to become misaligned.