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Headlamp and front fog lamp aiming (for Europe)

Headlamp aiming

Type A
Type B
  1. Inflate the tires to the specified pressure and remove any loads from the vehicle except the driver, spare tire, and tools.

  2. The vehicle should be placed on a flat floor.

  3. Draw vertical lines (Vertical lines passing through respective head lamp centers) and a horizontal line (Horizontal line passing through center of head lamps) on the screen.

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

  5. To aim the low and high beams left or right, turn the driver (1) clockwise or counterclockwise. To aim the low and high beams up or down, turn the driver (2) clockwise or counterclockwise.

Aiming point (Bulb type)
Aiming point (LED type)

* A : Screen

Unit: mm (in)

Vehicle condition

Head lamp (BI-function type)

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

Low/High beam

175/65R14

185/55R15

195/45R16

Low/High beam

H1/H2

H1/H2

H1/H2

W1

W2

without driver

[mm (in)]

725

(28.5)

723

(28.4)

720

(28.3)

1,241

(48.8)

with driver

[mm (in)]

715

(28.1)

713

(28)

710

(27.9)

Vehicle condition

Head lamp (LED type)

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

Low/High beam

175/65R14

185/55R15

195/45R16

Low/High beam

H1

H2

H1

H2

H1

H2

W1

W2

without driver

[mm (in)]

733

(28.8)

673

(26.4)

731

(28.7)

671

(26.4)

728

(28.6)

668

(26.2)

1,268

(49.9)

with driver

[mm (in)]

723

(28.4)

663

(26.1)

721

(28.3)

661

(26)

718

(28.2)

658

(25.9)

Head lamp low beam (LHD Vehicle)
Based on 10m screen

A : Vehicle axis

B : Vertical line of the left head lamp bulb center

C : Vertical line of the right head lamp bulb center

D : Horizontal line of head lamp bulb center

E : Ground

F : Cut-Off line

  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 leveling device is equipped, adjust the head lamp leveling device switch with 0 positions.

Head lamp low beam (RHD Vehicle)
Based on 10m screen

A : Vehicle axis

B : Vertical line of the left head lamp bulb center

C : Vertical line of the right head lamp bulb center

D : Horizontal line of head lamp bulb center

E : Ground

F : Cut-Off line

  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 leveling device is equipped, adjust the head lamp leveling device switch with 0 positions.