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Aiming With Screen

Headlight Aiming: Aiming With Screen:





Headlight Aim Preparation
Place vehicle on a known level floor 7.6 M (25 Feet) from aiming screen or light colored wall. Four lines of adhesive tape or like are required on screen or wall:
1. Position a vertical tape so that it is aligned with the vehicle center line.
2. Position a horizontal tape with reference to center line of headlight.
3. Position a vertical tape on the screen with reference to the center line of each of headlights.

Visual Headlight Adjustment
1. A properly aimed lower beam will appear on the aiming screen 7.6 M (25 Feet) in front of the vehicle. The shaded area as shown in the illustration indicates high intensity zone.
2. Adjust low beam of headlights to match the low beam pattern of the right and left headlights.

NOTE: If the visual headlight adjustment at low beam is made, the adjustment at high beam is not necessary.

Vertical Angle Gauge:




Luminous Intensity Measurement:





3. Check to see that the bubble in the headlight vertical angle gauge is in the illustrated position.
4. If the bubble is out of position, adjust by turning the adjusting screw.
5. Confirm that the "0" mark on the headlight horizontal angle adjusting gear (B) is in alignment with the center line.
6. If not, perform the adjustment as follows.
1. Pull up the stopper.
2. Push the gear (B) in the arrow direction to disengage it from the gear (A).
3. Align the "0" mark on the gear (B) with the center line.
4. Push down the stopper to engage the gear (B) with the gear (A).