Headlight Assembly: Adjustment

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ADJUST HEADLIGHT AIM ONLY

Fig 1: Adjusting Headlight Aim
Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
1. Place the vehicle in the following conditions.
  - The area around the headlight is not deformed.
  - The vehicle is parked on a level surface.
  - Tire inflation pressure is the specified value.
  - A driver is in the driver's seat and the vehicle is in a state ready for driving (fuel tank is full).
  - The vehicle has been bounced several times.
2. Check the headlight aim.
  1. Prepare a thick white paper.
  2. Stand the paper perpendicular to the ground at a position 3 m (9.84 ft.) away from the headlights.
  3. Ensure that the center line of the vehicle and the paper face forms a 90° angle as shown in Fig 2 .
  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 (by connecting the low and high beam center marks) to where both 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 line is 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 shown in Fig 2. If not, adjust the lights in the vertical direction.
    
    Fig 2: Headlight Aiming Reference Diagram
    Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    
    HINT:
    
    As shown in Fig 2 , adjust each aim of the RH and LH lights.
3. When adjusting the aim in the vertical direction:
  Using adjusting bolt A, adjust the headlight aim to within the specified range.