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Headlamp and front fog lamp aiming (for Europe)

Headlamp aiming

Halogen, HID type
LED type
  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.

Front fog lamp aiming

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.

To aim the front fog lamp up or down, turn the driver clockwise or counterclockwise.

Aiming point

* A : Screen

Unit: mm (in)

Vehicle condition

Head lamp (Halogen)

Head lamp (LED type)

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

Low beam

High beam

Low beam

High beam

Low beam

High beam

Low beam

High beam

H1

H2

W1

W2

H1'

H2'

W1'

W2'

Without driver

841 (33.1)

841 (33.1)

1411 (55.6)

1411 (55.6)

851 (33.5)

851 (33.5)

1,384 (54.5)

1,384 (54.5)

With driver

836 (32.9)

836 (32.9)

1411 (55.6)

1411 (55.6)

846 (33.3)

846 (33.3)

1,384 (54.5)

1,384 (54.5)

Vehicle condition

Front Fog lamp (Bulb type)

Ground Height

Distance between lamps

H3

W3

Without driver

569(22.4)

1,548(61.0)

With driver

564(22.2)

1,548(61.0)

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

A : Vertical line of the left head lamp (low) bulb center

B : Vertical line of the right head lamp (low) bulb center

C : Horizontal line of head lamp (low) bulb center

D : Cut – Off line

E : Car Axis

F : Ground

  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)
Based on 10m screen

A : Vertical line of the left head lamp (low) bulb center

B : Vertical line of the right head lamp (low) bulb center

C : Horizontal line of head lamp (low) bulb center

D : Cut – Off line

E : Car Axis

F : Ground

  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.

Front fog light
Based on 10m screen

A : Vertical line of the left fog lamp bulb center

B : Vertical line of the right fog lamp bulb center

C : Horizontal line of fog lamp (low) bulb center

D : Cut – Off line

E : Car Axis

F : Upper limit

G : Ground

  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).