Note: The headlights must be correctly adjusted. If the headlights are not adjusted correctly, they can blind oncoming drivers and cause a serious accident or seriously impair your visibility. The headlight adjustment should be checked every 12 months and whenever new headlights are installed or when body work is carried out on the front of the vehicle. It should be noted that the following procedure is only an intermediate step that provides temporary adjustment. The final headlight adjustment should be carried out at a workshop that has the appropriate equipment.
Note: Not all models described in this manual are equipped with horizontal adjustment screws.
1. There are several ways to adjust the headlights. The easiest way requires masking tape, a blank wall, and a flat horizontal surface.
2. Apply masking tape vertically to the wall to mark the center line of the car and the center lines of both headlights (Fig. 17.2).
Fig. 17.2. Headlight adjustment
3. Apply masking tape horizontally at the center line of all headlights.
Note: It may be easier to apply the tape to the wall correctly when the car is parked a few inches away from it.
4. Adjustment should be performed with the vehicle parked approximately 7.6 m from the wall, level, with the fuel tank half full and no heavy loads in the vehicle.
5. Starting with the low beam adjustment, position the high intensity zone of the light so that it is 5 cm below the horizontal line. Make the adjustment by turning the vertical adjustment screw to raise or lower the beam (Fig. 17.5). If you cannot find the adjustment knob, contact fig. 16.7, a.
Fig. 17.5. To turn the vertical adjustment knob, insert a Phillips screwdriver into the gap at the top, engage the head of the screwdriver with the teeth on the knob and turn the knob
6. When adjusting the high beam, keep in mind that the high intensity light area should be vertically centered with respect to the symmetry line located just below the marked horizontal line.
Application: It is not possible to precisely adjust both high and low beam headlights at the same time. A compromise is necessary, and in this case, keep in mind that low beam is used more and has a greater impact on driver safety.
7. At the earliest opportunity, contact your dealer's service department or a non-specialized service station to have your headlights professionally adjusted.