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Headlight Aim

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CAUTION:

Disconnect the connector of the other light to avoid heat affection from the light because the outer lens of the headlight assembly is made of synthetic resin. When connecting again, take care not to make the aiming out of the adjustment.

NOTE: When covering the headlight, finish it within 3 minutes.
  1. Put the vehicle in the below conditions:
    • Make sure the body around the headlight is not deformed.
    • Park the vehicle on a level spot.
    • Tire inflation pressure is the specified value.
    • Height control operation completes.
    • 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.
    2. NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis refer to numbers in Fig 1.
  2. Check the headlight aiming.
    1. Prepare the thick white colored paper. Stand the paper perpendicularly and ensure the distance from it to the headlights is 9 ft., 10 in. (3 meters).
    2. Ensure that the center line of the vehicle and the paper are at a 90 degree angle and that the engine is running. See Fig 1.
    3. Draw a horizontal line (H line) on the paper where the headlights of the vehicle are to be. (5)
    4. Draw a vertical line (V line) on the paper where the center line of the vehicle is to be. (6)
    5. Draw the vertical lines (V RH and V LH lines) on the paper where the headlights (low beam and high beam center marks) of the vehicle are to be. (7)
    6. Draw the vertical lines (V RH and V LH lines) on the paper where the headlights (low beam center marks) of the vehicle are to be. (8)
    7. Turn the headlights ON. Check that the headlights light up the paper.
    8. When the paper is not lit up properly, adjust the lights in the vertical or horizontal direction.
  3. Adjust the headlight in the vertical direction. Using adjusting bolt "A", adjust the headlight aim to within the specifications. See Fig 2.
  4. Adjust the headlight in the horizontal direction. Using adjusting bolt "B", adjust the headlight aim to within the specifications.
Fig 1: Inspecting Headlight Aim
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Fig 2: Adjusting Headlight Aim
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