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Headlamp: Adjustments








ADJUST HEADLIGHT AIM ONLY

a. Put the vehicle below conditions.
- Make sure the body around the headlight is not deformed.
- Park the vehicle on a level spot.
- The driver gets into the driver's seat and puts the vehicle in a state ready for driving (with a full tank).
- Bounce the vehicle several times.
- Tire inflation pressure is the specified value.

b. Prepare the thick white colored paper.
c. Stand the paper perpendicularly and ensure the distance from it to the head light is 9.84 ft.
d. Ensure that the center line of vehicle and the paper are at a 90 degree angle as shown in the illustration. (H line)
e. Draw a horizontal line on the paper where the head lights (low beam center mark) of the vehicle are to be.
f. Draw a vertical line on the paper where the center line of the vehicle is to be. (V center line)
g. Draw the vertical lines on paper where the head lights (low beam center marks) of the vehicle are to be. (V RH and LH lines)
h. Turn the headlights ON.
i. Check that the head lights light up the paper as shown in the illustration.

HINT: As shown in the illustration, adjust aiming of the LH a lights respectively.