BMW Motorrad R nineT/5, Rider'S Manual, Page: 58 / 183

Mirrors
Adjusting mirrors
Turn the mirror to the desired
position.
Adjusting mirror arm
Push the protective cap up
over the screw connection on
the mirror arm.
Use the tool from the on-board
toolkit to slacken nut
1 .
Turn the mirror arm to the ap-
propriate position.
Tighten nut
1
, while holding
the mirror arm to ensure that it
does not move out of position.
Mirror (lock nut) to ad-
apter
22 Nm (Left-hand thread)
Push the protective cap over
the threaded fastener.
Headlight
Headlight adjustment for
right- or left-hand traffic
This motorcycle has a
symmetric-beam low-beam
headlight. If the motorcycle
is ridden in a country where
the opposite rule of the road
applies, its symmetric low-
beam headlight means that
no measures are necessary to
prevent the headlight beam from
dazzling oncoming traffic.
Headlight beam throw and
spring preload
Headlight beam throw is gener-
ally kept constant when spring
preload is adjusted to suit load.
However, a spring preload ad-
justment might not suffice if
the motorcycle is very heavily
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