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Adjust The Main Headlights

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  1. Open the luggage compartment lid.
  2. Remove the luggage compartment mat on the wheel housing wall.
  3. Open the cover for the headlight adjustment screws.
    Fig 1: Opening Luggage Compartment Lid
    G03129589Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Clean the cover lens and switch on the dipped beam headlights.
    NOTE:
    • The vehicle must be on a horizontal surface!
    • Make the adjustment with the regulator switch set to 0 (headlight beam adjustment)!
    • Use a standard 5 mm ball-head screwdriver to make the headlight adjustment (free blade length 150 mm)!
    • Only the lower screw may be turned for height adjustment; for lateral adjustment the upper and lower screws must be turned in the same direction and for the same number of rotations!
  5. Make the adjustment with the vehicle ready for driving (fuel tank full, driver's seat occupied by a person or 75 kg, the tire pressure must correspond to the stipulated values) using a headlight adjustment unit.
    Fig 2: Identifying Headlight Adjustment Screws
    G03129590Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    1. Lateral adjustment
    2. Height and lateral adjustment
    3. Fog light adjustment
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