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WORK
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3.14
Checking the headlight setting
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Park the vehicle on a horizontal surface in front of a light-colored wall and make a
mark at the height of the center of the low beam headlight.
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Make another mark at a distance
B
under the first mark.
Guideline
Distance
B
5 cm (2 in)
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Position the vehicle perpendicular to the wall at a distance
A
from the wall and
switch on the low beam.
Guideline
Distance
A
5 m (16 ft)
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The rider, with luggage and passenger if applicable, now mounts the motorcycle.
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Check the headlight setting.
The light-dark boundary must lie exactly on the lower mark when the motorcycle
is ready to operate with the rider mounted along with any luggage and a passen-
ger if applicable.
» If the boundary between light and dark does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the headlight range. (
3.15
Adjusting the headlight range
Preparatory work
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Check the headlight setting. (
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Main work
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Turn adjusting wheel
1
to adjust the headlight range.
Info
Turn counterclockwise to increase the headlight range; turn clockwise to
reduce the headlight range.
If you have a payload, you may have to correct the headlight range.
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Set the headlight to marking
B
.
Guideline
The light-dark boundary must lie exactly on lower mark
B
when the motorcycle
is ready to operate with the rider mounted along with any luggage and a passen-
ger if applicable.