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Headlight Aiming

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  1. Adjust the tire 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 the white screen.
  5. Set the headlights 3 m {9.8 ft}  from the white screen.
    Fig 1: Checking Headlight Beam
    G04564485Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  6. Place an object in front of the headlight not being adjusted to block its light beam.
  7. Start the engine so that the battery remains charged.
  8. Turn on the low-beam headlight.
  9. Adjust the headlight by loosening the adjusting bolts as shown in the figure.
    NOTE:
    • If the adjusting bolts are tightened first, then loosened, they will continue to loosen when the vehicle is in motion and may cause the headlights to become misaligned. Always turn the screws in the tightening direction. 
  10. Turn the adjusting bolts to adjust the headlight so that the elbow point is in the shaded area shown in the figure.
    Fig 2: Adjusting Headlight
    G04564486Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
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