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Headlights: Checking Settings and Adjusting If Necessary
Headlights: Checking Settings and Adjusting If Necessary
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Headlight adjuster operating instructions. Vehicle and headlight adjuster must be aligned. Ensure that the headlight adjuster is positioned 30 cm in front of the headlight. Dip setting must be adjusted. A % value is marked on top of headlight. This indicates the dip setting that the headlights must be adjusted to. The percentage value is for a range of 10 m. At a dip setting of, for example, 1.0% (for vehicles with headlight range control), this converts to 10 cm. Vehicles with manually adjustable headlight range control: The rotary control for adjusting headlight range must be in position -0-. Vehicles with automatic headlight range control: Note Before checking/adjusting headlights always use the -VAS 5051- to bring the headlights into their basic position. Performing basic setting using vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system -VAS 5051-: Connect vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system -VAS 5051- using adapter cable -VAS 5051/5-. Ignition must be switched OFF. Switch on ignition. Select Guided fault-finding Enter vehicle data; all control units will then be interrogated. Select the following options in the sequence indicated: Go to Function and component selection Body Electrical system 01 Systems supporting self-diagnosis 55-Dynamic headlight range control J431-Dynamic headlight range control, functions J431-Control unit for headlight range control, basic setting Press the button Follow the test equipment procedure and confirm the entry until the following text is displayed: J431-Control unit for headlight range control, basic setting
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Checking headlight setting (using new test screen without 15 setting line)
Check the following: With dipped beam switched on, the horizontal light-dark border should coincide with the setting line -1- on the test surface. The break-away point -2- between the horizontal section of the light-dark border on the left and the rising section on the right should coincide with the vertical line running through the central point -3-. The bright spot in the centre of the beam should be to the right of the vertical line. Note To make it easier to find break-away point -2-, cover and uncover left half of headlight (as seen in direction of travel) a few times. Then check dipped beam again. If dipped beams have been adjusted correctly the centre point of the main beam should lie on central point -3-. If using an old test screen with a 15 setting line, the adjustment procedure is the same as for the new test screen. To avoid incorrect settings, ignore the 15 setting line.
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Headlights: adjusting
Headlight (left) Adjuster screws on left headlight: 1 - Height adjuster screw 2 - Height/ lateral adjuster screw The arrangement of adjuster screws on the righthand headlight is symmetrically opposite. To adjust the height turn the adjuster screws 1- and -2- with the same number of turns. To perform lateral adjustment only turn adjuster screw -2-. Vehicles with automatic headlight range control: Complete function programme for J431control unit for headlight range control.
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Fog lights 20 cm
Unclip retaining lugs -arrows- and pull off cover from lower part of bumper. Turn the adjuster screw -arrow- to adjust the range. Lateral adjustment is not possible.
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