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Before performing aiming adjustment,
make sure of the following.
1. Keep all tires inflated to the correct
pressure.
2. Place the vehicle on level ground
and press the front bumper & rear bumper down several times. Place the vehicle at a distance of 3 m (118 in.) from the test wall.
3. See that the vehicle is unloaded (except for full levels of coolant,engine oil and fuel, and spare tire,jack, and tools). Have the driver or equivalent weight placed in driver's seat.
4. Clean the head light lenses and
turn on the headlights (low beam).
5. Open the hood.
6. Draw the vertical line (through the center of each headlight) and the horizontal line (through the center of each headlight) on the aimingscreen. And then, draw a parallel line at 30 mm (1.18 in.) under the horizontal line.
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Adjustment After Headlight As- sembly Replacement
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LW
H
H Cut-off line
Ground line
If the vehicle has had front body
repair and the headlight assembly has been replaced, the headlight aim- ing should be checked using an aim-ing screen as shown in the illustra- tion. Turn on the headlight switch. (Low Beam Position)
"P"
Horizontal line
30mm (1.18 in.) Vertical line
7. Adjust each cut-off line of the low
beam to the parallel line with a phillips screwdriver - VERTICALAIMING.
8. Adjust each cut-off line of the low
beam to each vertical line with a phillips screwdriver - HORIZON- TAL AIMING. 1. Adjust headlights so that main axis
of light is parallel to center line ofthe body and is aligned with point"P" shown in the illustration.
2. Dotted lines in the illustration show the center of headlights.
SPECIFICATIONS: "H"Horizontal center line of headlightsfrom groundGeneral type: 634 mm (24.96 in.) HID type: 628 mm (24.72 in.) "W" Distance between each headlightcenter: 1,240 mm (48.8 in.) "L" Distance between the headlightsand the wall that the lights aretested against : 3,000 mm (118.11 in.)
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REPLACEMENT OF LIGHT BULBS
Before attempting to replace a light bulb, be sure the switch is turned tothe "OFF" position.The next paragraph shows how toreach the light bulbs so they may be changed. Be sure to replace the burned-out bulb with one of the samenumber and wattage rating.See page 6-33 for the wattage de-scriptions.
! CAUTION:
o Keep the lights out of contact with petroleum products, such as oil, gasoline, etc.
o Be sure to replace the LED type equipped bulbs with an assem-bly.Replacement instructions:
1. Allow the bulb to cool. Wear eye protection.
2. Open the engine hood.
3. Always grasp the bulb by its plastic base, avoid touching the glass. G270A03L
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HEADLIGHT AND FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT
High beam Low beam
Turn signal light
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4. Using a spanner of the correct size, remove the headlight assem- bly mounting bolts.
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5. Disconnect the power cord from the back of the headlight.
