Main headlights

Low beam setting:

New test screen (without 15 setting line)

Adjust headlights so that the light/dark border touches setting line -1- on the screen. Breakpoint -2-, between the left (horizontal) area and the right (rising) area of the light/dark border must align with central mark -3-. The bright spot of the light beam will fall to the right of central mark -3-.

Fig 1: Checking Headlight Adjustment

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NOTE: To make it easier to find the break point, cover and uncover the left half of the headlight alternately (in direction of travel). Then check low beam again.

High beam setting:

After correctly adjusting low beam, the center of the high beam must be on the central mark -3-, refer to CHECKING HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT .

Older test screen (with 15 °setting line)

Fig 2: Setting High Beam
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When using this screen to adjust low beam, ignore 15 °setting line.