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

IMPORTANT: The high-beam headlight can only be adjusted in the following cases:
  • The low-beam headlight and high-beam headlight are located in separate housings and each has a separate range of adjustment (e.g. E52).
  • Low-beam headlight and high-beam headlight are located in one housing with one separate range of adjustment each.
  • With separately mounted additional headlight (e.g. MINI).

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.

Refer to the operating instructions for the headlight adjustment device! 

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.
    Fig 1: Display - Headlight Adjustment Device Screen
    G08505783Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  2. Enter the setting dimension of the headlight via the buttons F1/F2: - 1.0 % to - 1.1 % 

    See 63 10... TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR HEADLIGHTS VERTICAL AIM ADJUSTMENT  or 63 10... TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR HEADLIGHTS VERTICAL AIM ADJUSTMENT ).

  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

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: Display - High-Beam Headlight Measured Values
G08505784Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.