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

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Comply with PREREQUISITES FOR HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT .

Refer to the manufacturer's 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:

Passenger car must be selected
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 PREREQUISITES FOR HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT ).
The right/left-hand traffic must be selected according to the country.
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.

Fig 1: Display - Headlight Adjustment Screen

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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:

O. K. (2): Adjustment is optimal.
O. K. (5): Adjustment is within the legal tolerance range. ADJUST HEADLIGHT until O. K. (2) is displayed.
Arrows (6): Adjustment is incorrect. ADJUST HEADLIGHT using arrows (6) until O. K. (2) is displayed.

Fig 2: Identifying Symbols Displayed On Screen

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