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Lighting System (Exterior): Headlights: Adjustment

NOTE: The following procedure is for LH side. Perform the same procedures for the RH and LH side.
  1. Preliminary operations for adjusting the headlight beams
    NOTE: Perform the headlight adjustment with the low beams.
    1. Make sure that the vehicle is parked on a level surface.
    2. Make sure that no luggage is loaded into the vehicle.
    3. Fill up the fuel tank.
    4. Check that there is the specified amount of oil.
    5. Check that there is the specified amount of coolant.
    6. Adjust the tire pressure to the specified value. (Refer to WHEEL AND TIRE SYSTEM )
    7. Shake the car up and down, and let the suspension settle.
    8. Have 1 person get in the driver's seat.
    9. Start the engine and charge the battery.
    10. Measure the distance between the center of the low/high beam bulbs, and the height of the bulbs' center.
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    11. Face the measuring panel to the front of the vehicle.
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    12. Turn the headlights on with low beams.
    13. If they vary greatly from the standard line, adjust the beams for the low beams so that the line separating light and darkness matches the position of the standard line.
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      CAUTION: The aiming screw is adjusted according to the way it is tightened. (When adjusting in the loosening direction, tighten it again after loosening it.)