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Headlight
Description
The low beam lights are proiector-type lights which are more compact while maintaining sufficient brightness. Bundling
the light rays reduces stray light and yields a spotlight-effect which improves visibility during night or foul weather driving.
For easier aiming, the headlights are equipped with vertical and horizontal gauges.
NOTE: As the oute. lenses are made oI a resin material, don't cover the headlights when they a.e turned on.
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Headlight
Adjustment
Belol€ adiusting lha hoadlights:
a Park the car on level ground.
a Make sure the luel tank is full.
a The driver or someone who weighs the same should
sit in the driver's seat.
a Load the trunk with the items you usually carry (if you
usually pull a trailer, attach it to the carl.
a Push down on the tront and rear bumDers several
times to make sure the car is sitting normally.
a When installing a new headlight assembly, tighten the
four mounting bolts so that.the indicator in the verti-
cal gauge comes to the "O" mark.
1. Open the hood.
2. Check that both the horizontal and vertical gauge
read " O" .
. lf the gauges rcad "O", check headlight aiming
with the aiming charts on page 23-163. (lf aim-
ing isn't correct, refer to the trame repair chart
in section 20.)
a lf one o. both gauges don't read "O". go to step
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3. Turn the low beams on. lJ necessary, align the ver-
tical indicator with its "O" mark by turning the ver-
tical adiuster with a Phillips screwdriver, and check
aiming with the chart on page 23-163.
lf necessary, align the horizontal indicator with its"0" mark by turning the horizontal adjuster with a
Phillips screwdriver, and check aiming with the chart
on page 23-163.
4.
5.Recheck that the vertical indicator bubble is aligned
with "o" 1 1.
lf necsssary, adjust as described in step 3.
Turn the high beams on and check aiming with the
charts on page 23-163.
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Measurements (Standardl:
A: 9 fi 10 in (3000 mm)
B: 23 in (585 mm)
C: 46.1 in (1170 mml
D: 33.5 in (85O mm)
E; 1.2 in {31 mm}
Headlight Aiming
Low beam:High besm:
HEADLIGHTLOW BEAMCEt{TER
FLOOR
HEADLIGHTHIGH BEAM
FLOOR
CAUTION: Th6 out6r lonses get very hot when tho hoadlights are on; do not cover them.
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Headlight
Headlight Replacement
1. Remove the front bumoer.
Remove the mounting bolts, then pullout the head-
light, and disconnect the connectors from it.
Afte. replacement. the horizontal and vertical aim-ing must be checked using conventional methods,
Use the aiming charts on page 23-163.
Bulb Replacement
CAUTION:
a Halogon headlights can bocomo voly hot in usa; do
not touc$ them or tho attaching hardware imm6diatoly
arter they hava been lurnod off,a Do not try to roplace or cl6an the headlights with thelights on.
I . Oisconnect the 2-P connector(s) from the headlight.
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2. Turn the bulb(s) counterclockwise and remove the
bulb(s).
FRONT BUMP€R
HEADLIGHT
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