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| HEADLAMP AIMING
| PRE-AIMING INSTRUCTIONS Inspect for badly rusted or faulty headlamp assemblies. These conditions must be corrected before a satisfactory adjustment can be made. Inspect tyre inflation, and adjust it if necessary. If the fuel tank is not full, place a weight in luggage room of the vehicle to simulate weight of a full tank [3 kg per liter.] There should be no other load in the vehicle other than driver or substituted weight of approximately 75 kg placed in driver's position. Thoroughly clean the headlamp lenses. Place the vehicle on a level floor, perpendicular to a flat screen 10 m away from the bulb centre-marks on the headlamp lens. Rock vehicle sideways to allow vehicle to assume its normal position. Bounce the front suspension through three (3) oscillations by applying the body weight to hood or bumper.
| Four lines of adhesive tape (or equivalent markings) are required on screen or wall: Position a vertical tape or mark so that it is aligned with the vehicle centre line. Measure the distance from the centre-marks on the headlamp lens to the floor. Transfer the measurement to the screen. Horizontal tape or mark on the screen is for reference of vertical adjustment. NOTE: Height from the floor to the centre of the headlamps (Reference value) Vehicles for 2000 Low-beam: 771 mm High-beam: 745 mm Vehicles for 2400 Low-beam: 818 mm High-beam: 804 mm Measure the distance from the centre line of the vehicle to the centre of each headlamp. Transfer the measurement to the screen. Vertical tape or mark on the screen with reference to the centre line of each headlamp bulb.
| HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT (LOW-BEAM) <Vehicles for 2000> CAUTION Do not cover a headlamp for more than three minutes to prevent the plastic headlamp lens deformation. When adjusting one headlamp beam, make sure that another headlamp is off by disconnecting the connector from it. When reconnecting the connector, make sure that the headlamp beam is not disturbed accidentally. The low-beam headlamp should project on the screen upper edge of the beam (cut-off).
| If not the case, turn the adjusting screws to achieve the specified low-beam cut-off location on the aiming screen.
| Standard value: Vertical direction: 0.24° below horizontal (H) Horizontal direction: Position at which the startup point of 15° is crossed with vertical line (V) Limit: Vertical direction; ± 0.29° from the standard value Horizontal direction; ± 0.5° from the standard value
| HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT (HIGH-BEAM) <Vehicles for 2000> CAUTION Do not cover a headlamp for more than three minutes to prevent the plastic headlamp lens deformation. When adjusting one headlamp beam, make sure that another headlamp is off by disconnecting the connector from it. When reconnecting the connector, make sure that the headlamp beam is not disturbed accidentally. The high-beam headlamp should project on the screen upper edge of the beam (cut-off).
| If not the case, turn the adjusting screws to achieve the specified high-beam cut-off location on the aiming screen. Standard value: Vertical direction: The centre of the high-beam hot zone is at the intersection of the (H) and (V) lines. Limit: Vertical direction; ± 0.5° below the standard value
| HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT (LOW-BEAM) <Vehicles for 2400> The low-beam headlamp should project on the screen upper edge of the beam (cut-off). CAUTION Do not cover a headlamp for more than three minutes to prevent the plastic headlamp lens deformation. When adjusting one headlamp beam, make sure that another headlamp is off by disconnecting the connector from it. When reconnecting the connector, make sure that the headlamp beam is not disturbed accidentally.
| If not the case, turn the adjusting screws to achieve the specified low-beam cut-off location on the aiming screen.
| Standard value: Vertical direction: 0.57° below horizontal (H) Horizontal direction: Position at which the startup point of 15° is crossed with vertical line (V) Limit: Vertical direction: The headlamp beam should tilt downwards by 0.17° or more.
| HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT (HIGH-BEAM) <Vehicles for 2400> CAUTION Do not cover a headlamp for more than three minutes to prevent the plastic headlamp lens deformation. When adjusting one headlamp beam, make sure that another headlamp is off by disconnecting the connector from it. When reconnecting the connector, make sure that the headlamp beam is not disturbed accidentally. The high-beam headlamp should project on the screen upper edge of the beam (cut-off).
| If not the case, turn the adjusting screws to achieve the specified high-beam cut-off location on the aiming screen.
| Standard value: Vertical direction: 0.42° below horizontal (H) Horizontal direction: High-intensity zone centre should be along the vertical line (V). Limit: Vertical direction: 0.09° from the standard value Horizontal direction: The vertical headlamp beam range should be within 1°.

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