DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
6-24 If the vehicle has had front body repair and the headlight assembly has been replaced, theheadlight aiming should be checked using anaiming screen as shown in the illustration. Turnon the headlight switch. (Low Beam Position)
1. Adjust headlights so that main axis of light is
parallel to center line of the body and is aligned with point "P" shown in the illustra-tion.
2. Dotted lines in the illustration show the cen- ter of headlights. SPECIFICATIONS: "H" Horizontal center line of headlights from ground. : 656 mm (26.8 in.) "W" Distance between each headlight center.: 1,164 mm (47.7 in.) "L" Distance between the headlights and the wall that the lights are tested against.: 3,000 mm (118 in.).
5. Open the hood.
6. Draw the vertical line (through the center of
each headlight beam pattern) and the hori- zontal line (through the center of each head-light beam pattern) on the aiming screen. And then, draw the horizontal parallel line at 30 mm (1.18 in.) under the horizontal line.
7. Adjust each cut-off line of the low beam to the parallel line with a phillips screwdriver -VERTICAL AIMING.
8. Adjust each cut-off line of the low beam to each vertical line with a phillips screwdriver- HORIZONTAL AIMING.
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Adjustment After Headlight Assembly Replacement
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Vertical line
Cut-off line Ground line
Horizontal line
LW
H
H "P"30mm(1.18in.)
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HEADLIGHT AIMING ADJUSTMENT
Before performing aiming adjustment, make sure of the following.
1. Keep all tires inflated to the correct pres- sure.
2. Place the vehicle on level ground and press the front bumper and rear bumper downseveral times. Place the vehicle at a dis-tance of 3,000 mm (118 in.) from the testwall.
3. See that the vehicle is unloaded (except for full levels of coolant, engine oil and fuel, andspare tire, jack, and tools).
4. Clean the head lights lens and turn on the headlight (low beam).
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Horizontal Aiming
Vertical Aiming
