headlight aiming Hyundai Elantra 2012 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK. Australia)

Driving your vehicle
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Adjust your mirrors to reduce the glare
from other driver's headlights.
Keep your headlights clean and prop- erly aimed on vehicles not equipped with the automatic headlight aiming
feature. Dirty or improperly aimed
headlights will make it much more diffi-cult to see at night.
Avoid staring directly at the headlights of oncoming vehicles. You could be
temporarily blinded, and it will take
several seconds for your eyes to read-
just to the darkness.
Driving in the rain
Rain and wet roads can make driving
dangerous, especially if you’re not pre-
pared for the slick pavement. Here are a
few things to consider when driving in the
rain:
A heavy rainfall will make it harder tosee and will increase the distance
needed to stop your vehicle, so slow
down.
Keep your windscreen wiping equip- ment in good shape. Replace your
windscreen wiper blades when they
show signs of streaking or missingareas on the windscreen. If your tyres are not in good condition,
making a quick stop on wet pavement
can cause a skid and possibly lead to
an accident. Be sure your tyres are in
good shape.
Turn on your headlights to make it eas- ier for others to see you.
Driving too fast through large puddles can affect your brakes. If you must go
through puddles, try to drive through
them slowly.
If you believe you may have gotten your brakes wet, apply them lightly
whilst driving until normal braking
operation returns.
Driving in flooded areas
Avoid driving through flooded areas
unless you are sure the water is no high-
er than the bottom of the wheel hub.
Drive through any water slowly. Allowadequate stopping distance because
brake performance may be affected.
After driving through water, dry the
brakes by gently applying them several
times whilst the vehicle is moving slowly.
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Maintenance
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LIGHT BULBS
Use only the bulbs of the specified
wattage.
All bulbs are available from yourHYUNDAI dealers Parts Department.
✽✽ NOTICE
After heavy, driving rain or washing,
headlight and taillight lenses could
appear frosty. This condition is caused by
the temperature difference between the
lamp inside and outside. This is similar
to the condensation on your windows
inside your vehicle during the rain and
doesn’t indicate a problem with your
vehicle. If the water leaks into the lamp
bulb circuitry, have the vehicle checked
by an authorised HYUNDAI dealer.
Headlight, position light, turn sig-
nal light, front fog light bulbreplacement
(1) Headlight (High) / Position light
(2) Headlight (Low)
(3) Front turn signal light(4) Dedicated lamp (DRL) (if equipped)
(5) Front fog light (if equipped)
WARNING - Working on
the lights
Prior to working on the light, firmly
apply the parking brake, ensure
that the ignition switch is turned tothe LOCK position and turn off the
lights to avoid sudden movement
of the vehicle and burning your fin-
gers or receiving an electric shock.
CAUTION
Be sure to replace the burned-out bulb with one of the same wattage
rating. Otherwise, it may causedamage to the fuse or electricwiring system.
CAUTION
If you don’t have necessary tools,the correct bulbs and the expertise,
consult an authorised HYUNDAIdealer. In many cases, it is difficultto replace vehicle light bulbs because other parts of the vehicle
must be removed before you canget to the bulb. This is especiallytrue if you have to remove the head-
light assembly to
get to the bulb(s).
Removing/installingthe headlight
assembly can result in damage to the vehicle.OMD070026
CAUTION
The headlight aiming adjustment may be necessary after the head-light assembly is reinstalled. If youare unsure how to replace or aim
the headlight, consult an autho-rised HYUNDAI dealer.

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Headlight bulb (low, high)
5. Remove the headlight bulb cover by
turning it counterclockwise.
6. Disconnect the headlight bulb socket- connector.
7. Unsnap the headlight bulb retaining wire by depressing the end and push-
ing it upward.
8. Remove the bulb from the headlight assembly.
9. Install a new headlight bulb and snap the headlight bulb retaining wire into
position by aligning the wire with the
groove on the bulb.
10. Connect the headlight bulb socket- connector.
11. Install the headlight bulb cover by turning it clockwise. ❈
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Traffic Change (For Europe)
The low beam light distribution is asym-
metric. If you go abroad to a country with
opposite traffic direction, this asymmetric
part will dazzle oncoming car driver. To
prevent dazzle, ECE regulation demand
several technical solutions (ex. automatic
change system, adhesive sheet, down
aiming). This headlamps are designed
not to dazzle opposite drivers. So, you
need not change your headlamps in a
country with opposite traffic direction.
Position light
Follow steps 1 to 4 from previous page.
5. Remove the socket and bulb by pulling it out.
6. Install a new bulb into the socket and insert the socket.
7. Reinstall the light assembly to the body of the vehicle.
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Maintenance
Headlight and front fog light aim- ing
Headlight aiming
1. Inflate the tyres to the specified pres-sure and remove any loads from the
vehicle except the driver, spare tyre,
and tools.
2. The vehicle should be placed on a flat floor.
3. Draw vertical lines (Vertical lines pass- ing through respective head lamp cen-
tres) and a horizontal line (Horizontalline passing through centre of headlamps) on the screen.
4. With the head lamp and battery in nor- mal condition, aim the head lamps so
the brightest portion falls on the hori-
zontal and vertical lines. 5. To aim the low beam left or right, turn
the driver (1) clockwise or counter-
clockwise. To aim the low beam up or
down, turn the driver (2) clockwise or
counterclockwise.
To aim the high beam up or down, turnthe driver (3) clockwise or counter-
clockwise.
Front fog light aiming
The front fog lamp can be aimed as the same manner of the head lamps aiming.
With the front fog lamps and battery nor-
mal condition, aim the front fog lamps. To
aim the front fog lamp up or down, turn
the driver (1) clockwise or counterclock-
wise.
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