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

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COMPLY WITH TEST PREREQUISITES FOR HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT! 

Refer to the operating instructions for the headlight adjustment device! 

NOTE: On vehicles with anti-glare high-beam headlight  it is sufficient to adjust the low-beam headlight.
Only in the event of a customer complaint regarding dazzle/glare  Adjust anti-glare high-beam headlight separately.

Switch on the headlight adjustment device by pressing any button.

Press F2  button. The shown display screen appears.

Perform the following settings: 

  1. 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 ADJUSTMENT DEVICE .
  3. The right/left-hand traffic must be selected according to the country.
  4. Select the headlight type via the button F3: 
    • EC:  for halogen and xenon headlights
    • EC LED:  for LED headlight
      Fig 1: Display - Headlight Adjustment Screen
      G08505783Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The adjusted values are adopted for future measurements.

Fig 2: Display - LED Headlight Adjustment Screen
G08505786Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
IMPORTANT: Before measuring/adjusting the low-beam headlight, it is absolutely necessary to determine the TRANSPARENT SCREEN OF THE HEADLIGHT !
An incorrect selection leads to an incorrect setting!

Transparent screen Type I: 

Press briefly  the button for the applicable side of the vehicle (3) until symbol (1) appears.

Transparent screen Type II: 

Press longer  the button for the applicable side of the vehicle (3) until symbol (4) appears.

The following symbols appear in the display: