DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
6-17
WARNING:
The halogen bulb contains gas under pres-
sure and if impacted could shatter, and re-
sulting in flying fragments. Always wear eye
protection when servicing the bulb. Protect
the bulb against abrasions or scratches and
against liquids when lighted. Turn on the
bulb only when installing in a headlight.
Replace the headlight if damaged or cracked.
Keep the bulb out of the reach of children
and dispose of the used bulb with care.
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HEADLIGHT AIMING ADJUSTMENT
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Before performing aiming adjustment, make sure
of the following.
Vertical
aiming
1. Keep all tires inflated to the correct pres-
sure.
2. Place the vehicle on level ground and press
the front bumper & rear bumper down sev-
eral times.
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 lens and turn on the
headlight (Low beam).
5. Open the bonnet.
6. Draw the vertical line (through the center of
each headlight) and the horizontal line
(through the centre of each headlight) on the
aiming screen.
1) Horizontal line dimension from ground:
25.43 in. (646 mm)
2) Distance between each vertical line:
38.89 in. (988 mm)
And then, draw the parallel line at 1.18 in.
(30 mm) place 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
the each vertical line with a phillips screw-
driver - HORIZONTAL AIMING.
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Adjustment 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. (Low Beam Position)
1. Adjust headlights so that main axis of light is
parallel to centre line of the body and is
aligned with point "P" shown in the illustra-
tion.
2. Dotted lines in the illustration show centre of
headlights.
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Horizontal line
Vertical
line
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0.59 in.
"P"
1.18 in.
Cut-off line
Ground line
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