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Headlamp and front fog lamp aiming (for Europe)

Headlamp aiming

Type A
Type B

Operation

  • Inflate the tyres to the specified pressure and remove any loads from the vehicle except the driver, spare tyre, and tools.

  • The vehicle should be placed on a flat floor.

  • Draw vertical lines (Vertical lines passing through respective head lamp centres) and a horizontal line (Horizontal line passing through centre of head lamps) on the screen.

  • With the head lamp and battery in normal condition, aim the head lamps so the brightest portion falls on the horizontal and vertical lines.

  • To aim the low beam left or right, turn the screwdriver (1) clockwise or counterclockwise. To aim the low beam up or down, turn the screwdriver (2) clockwise or counterclockwise.

Front fog lamp aiming (if equipped)

The front fog lamp can be aimed as the same manner of the head lamps aiming. With the front fog lamps and battery normal condition, aim the front fog lamps.

Operation

  • Turn the screwdriver clockwise or counterclockwise to aim the front fog lamp up or down.

Aiming point

Type A
Type B

* A: Screen

Vehicle condition

Head lamp

Front Fog lamp (LED type) (if equipped)

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

Low/High beam

Low/High beam

H1

H2

W1

W2

H3

W3

without driver

[mm (in)]

Type A

745.9

(29.4)

1,470.4

(57.9)

373.7

(14.7)

1,034

(40.7)

Type B

768.6

(30.3)

699.6

(27.5)

1,479.8

(58.3)

1,478.5

(58.2)

with driver

[mm (in)]

Type A

735.9

(29.0)

1,470.4

(57.9)

363.7

(14.3)

1,034

(40.7)

Type B

758.6

(30.0)

689.6

(27.1)

1,479.8

(58.3)

1,478.5

(58.2)

Head lamp low beam (LHD Vehicle)

Based on 10 m screen

  • A: Vehicle axis

  • B: Vertical line of the left head lamp bulb centre

  • C: Vertical line of the right head lamp bulb centre

  • D: Horizontal line of head lamp bulb centre

  • E: Ground

  • F: Cut-Off line

Operation

  1. Turn the low beam on without driver aboard.

  2. The cut-off line should be projected in the cut-off line shown in the picture.

  3. When aiming the low beam, vertical aiming should be adjusted after adjusting the horizontal aiming.

  4. If head lamp levelling device is equipped, adjust the head lamp levelling device switch with 0 positions.

Head lamp low beam (RHD Vehicle)

Based on 10 m screen

  • A: Vehicle axis

  • B: Vertical line of the left head lamp bulb centre

  • C: Vertical line of the right head lamp bulb centre

  • D: Horizontal line of head lamp bulb centre

  • E: Ground

  • F: Cut-Off line

Operation

  1. Turn the low beam on without driver aboard.

  2. The cut-off line should be projected in the cut-off line shown in the picture.

  3. When aiming the low beam, vertical aiming should be adjusted after adjusting the horizontal aiming.

  4. If head lamp levelling device is equipped, adjust the head lamp levelling device switch with 0 positions.

Front fog lamp (if equipped)

Based on 10 m screen

  • A: Vehicle axis

  • B: Vertical line of the left fog lamp bulb centre

  • C: Vertical line of the right fog lamp bulb centre

  • D: Horizontal line of fog lamp bulb centre

  • E: Ground

  • F: Cut-Off line

  • G: Upper limit

Operation

  1. Turn the front fog lamp on without the driver aboard.

  2. The cut-off line should be projected in the allowable range (shaded region).