Headlamp: Adjustments

ADJUSTMENT




ADJUST HEADLIGHT AIM ONLY
a. Place the vehicle in the following conditions.
- The area where the headlight is not deformed.
- The vehicle is parked on a level surface.
- The tire inflation pressure is at the specified value.
- A driver is in the driver side seat and the vehicle is ready for driving (with the tank full).
- The vehicle has been bounced several times.

b. Check the headlight aiming.
1. Prepare a thick white paper.
2. Put the paper perpendicularly on the ground at the position 3 m (9.84 ft) away from the headlights.
3. Make sure that the center line of the vehicle and the paper face forms a 90-degree angle as shown in the illustration.
4. Draw a horizontal line (H line) on the paper, showing where the headlights should strike.
5. Draw a vertical line (V line) to where the center line of the vehicle is to be.
6. Draw 2 vertical lines to where headlights should strike (V RH and V LH lines).
7. Draw a horizontal line (by connecting both low beam center marks) to where the headlights should strike (H RH and H LH lines).

HINT: The H RH and H LH lines are 0.4° below the horizontal line (H line) of the light axis.

8. Start the engine.
9. Turn the headlights ON.
10. Check that the headlights properly strike the position as shown in the illustration.
11. If not, adjust the headlight aim in the vertical direction.






HINT: As shown in the illustration, adjust each aim of the RH and LH headlights.

c. When adjusting the headlight aim in the vertical direction:
Using the adjusting bolt, adjust the headlight aim within the specified range.