Led Headlamp, Adjusting, Vehicles From My 2017: Notes
Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required
- Headlamp Adjusting Unit :VAS209B
- Headlamp Adjusting Unit :VAS621001
Testing And Adjusting Conditions
- Tire pressure is OK.
- The headlamp glass must be clean and dry.
- The headlamp glass must not be damaged.
- Headlamp reflectors and bulbs are OK.
- The vehicle must be under load.
Vehicle load on driver seat in otherwise unloaded vehicle (curb weight).
- One person or 75 kg (165 lbs).
The curb weight is the weight of the operational vehicle with a completely full fuel tank, including the weight of all equipment carried while in operation.
- Fuel tank: at least 90% full.
- Equipment: for example, spare tire, tools, vehicle jack, fire extinguisher, etc.
If the fuel tank is not at least 90% full, the load must be created as follows.
-- Check the fuel tank fill level in the instrument cluster fuel gauge and compare it with the following table. Place additional weight in the luggage compartment, if necessary.
| Fuel Gauge | Additional Weight in kg |
|---|---|
| 1/4 | 38 kg (83.7 lbs |
| 1/2 | 25 kg (55 lb) |
| 3/4 | 13 kg (33 lb) |
| full | 0 |
| Example: if the fuel tank is half full, an additional 25 kg (55 lb) must be placed in the luggage compartment. | |
Use containers filled with water as additional weight (a 5 liters (5.28 qts) container filled with water weighs approximately 5 kg (11 lb)).
- Roll the vehicle several meters or move it back and forth several times to set the springs.
- The electro-mechanical parking brake must not be engaged so that the vehicle is not under stress.
- The vehicle and headlamp adjusting unit must be on a level surface.
- The headlamp adjusting unit must be aligned to the vehicle. To do this, slide the headlamp adjusting unit a distance of 100 mm (3.93 in.) centered in front of the vehicle and aligned to the vehicle front. Refer to the Headlamp Adjusting Unit Owner's Manual.
- Slide the headlamp adjusting unit in front of the corresponding headlamp and check the alignment again.
- LED and Matrix LED headlamp: the headlamp adjusting unit must be aligned at the center of the marked reflector segment -arrow-.
- The angle dimension is set on the headlamp adjusting unit. Refer to the Headlamp Adjusting Unit Operating Instructions.
- The angle dimension -arrow- is stamped for ECE countries on the upper edge of the headlamp -1- in "%".
- The standard angle dimension for the USA is 0.7%.
The percentage value is based on a 10 meter projection distance. An angle dimension of 1.0%, for example, converts to 10 cm.
Preliminary Work
-- Turn the light switch to "low beam" - not to "Auto".
-- Close all the doors and the rear lid and keep them closed for the duration of the testing/adjusting procedure.