Hyundai 2010 Accent, Owner'S Manual

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DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
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HEADLIGHT AIMING
ADJUSTMENT
5. Open the hood.
6. Draw the vertical line (through the
center of each headlight beam pat-
tern) and the horizontal line (through
the center of each headlight beam
pattern) on the aiming screen.
And then, draw a 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.
Horizontal
aiming
Vertical
aiming
If the vehicle has had front body repair
and the headlight assembly has been
replaced, an headlight aiming should be
checked using an aiming screen as
shown in the illustration. Turn on 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 illustration.
2. Dotted lines in the illustration show
the center of headlights.
G290B01MC-GAT
Adjustment After Headlight As-
sembly Replacement
G290A03A-GAT
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 and rear
bumper down several times. Place
the vehicle at a distance of 3,000
mm (118 in.) 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).
Have the driver or equivalent weight
placed in driver's seat.
4. Clean the head lights lenses and turn
on the headlight (low beam).
G290B01B
L
W
H
H
Cut-off line
Ground line
"P"
Horizontal line
Vertical line
30 mm
G290A03MC