headlight aiming Hyundai Sonata 2003 Owner's Manual

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G290A05Y-AATHEADLIGHT AIMING ADJUSTMENT
Before performing aiming adjustment, make
sure of the following.
1. Keep all tires inflated to the correct pressure.
2. Place the vehicle on level ground and press
the front bumper & rear bumper down sev-
eral times. Place vehicle at a distance of 118
in. (3m) from the test wall.
3. See that the vehicle is unloaded (except for
full levels of coolant, engine oil and fuel, and
spare tire, jack, and tools).
4. Clean the head light lenses and turn on the
headlights (Low beam).
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 parallel line at 0.827 in. (21
mm) under the horizontal line.
7. Adjust each cut-off line of the low beam to the
parallel line with a phillips screwdriver -
VERTICAL AIMING
WARNING:Horizontal aiming should be adjusted by an
authorized Hyundai Dealer.
G290A03Y
G270H01Y-GATLicense plate Light
1. Reomove the cover with a (+) driver.
2. Replace to the new bulb.
HEF-235
HEF-236
Vertical
aiming

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SPECIFICATION:
"H"
Horizontal center line of headlights from ground
:
Low Beam: 25.55 in. (649mm)
High Beam: 25.31 in. (643mm)
"W"
Distance between each headlight center :
Low Beam: 51.97 in. (1,320mm)
High Beam: 39.05 in. (992mm)
"L"
Distance between the headlights and the wall
that the lights are tested against : 118 in. (3,000
mm)G290B02Y-AATAdjustment After Headlight Assembly
Replacement
If the vehicle has had front body repair and the
headlight assembly has been replaced, the
headlight aiming should be checked using the
aiming screen as shown in the illustration. Turn
on the headlight switch.
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 illustration.
2. Dotted lines in the illustration show the center
of headlights.
G290B02Y-1
LW
H
HCut-off line
Ground
line
"P"
Horizontal line
0.827 in. (21 mm)Vertical line