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63 10... Adjust high-beam headlight (with electronic headlight adjustment device MAHA Lite 3)

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IMPORTANT: The high-beam headlight can only be adjusted in the following cases:
NOTE: For vehicles from 1995, a separate adjustment of the high-beam headlight is not possible (except E52, accessory headlight MINI).

Comply with test prerequisites for headlight adjustment .

Necessary preliminary work  : Adjust the low-beam headlight

Switch on the headlight adjustment device by pressing any button. Press F1 button. The shown display screen appears. Perform the following settings:

  1. The passenger car must be selected.
  2. Enter the setting dimension of the headlight via the buttons F1/F2: - 1.0 % to - 1.1 % (see "light/dark boundary of the headlight in the headlight adjustment device" in the document observe the test prerequisites for the headlight adjustment).
  3. The right / left-hand traffic must be selected according to the country.
  4. Select the fog light type with the F3 button:
    • EC: for halogen and xenon headlights
    • EC LED: for LED headlight

Fig 1: Selecting Headlight Type
G00528620Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The adjusted values are adopted for future measurements.

Press the button for the applicable side of the vehicle (1) briefly. The measured values are shown in the display. Symbol (2) will be displayed. When the high-beam headlight has been adjusted correctly, "OK" will be displayed:

When a high-beam headlight adjustment is incorrect, arrows (3) will be displayed. Use the arrows (3) to adjust the high-beam headlight.

Fig 2: Selecting Correct Setting
G00528621Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.