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Streetka 2003.5 (01.2003-07.2005)

Exterior Lighting - Headlamp Adjustment Streetka 2003.5 (01/2003-07/2005)
General Procedures

General Equipment
Headlamp beam setting equipment
  1. Requirements:
    • Follow the operating instructions supplied by the equipment manufacturer.
    • Stand the vehicle on level ground.
    • Align the vehicle with the headlamp beam setting equipment as directed by the equipment manufacturer.
      NOTE:
      NOTE:Before aligning the headlamps, check them for faulty lenses, reflectors and blackened bulbs and renew as necessary.
    • Check the tyre pressures and rectify as necessary.
    • The vehicle must be unladen with a full fuel tank. If the tank is only half full, place a weight of 30 kg in the luggage compartment. In addition, have a person or a 75 kg weight in the driver's seat.
    • Bounce the front and rear of the vehicle several times or roll the vehicle a few metres to settle the suspension.
    • On vehicles with a headlamp levelling system, operate the system several times to check that it is working correctly, and then turn the switch to position "0".
  1. Headlamps - Align
      NOTE:
      NOTE:On vehicles with a headlamp levelling system always carry out the basic headlamp alignment in switch position "0".
    • Adjust the measuring screen on the headlamp aligner to the following headlamp alignment setting (X): X = 12 cm/10 m = 0 degrees, 41 minutes = 1.2%

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Moving the vertical alignment screw affects the horizontal setting.
    Set the dipped beams.
    • Switch on the dipped headlamps.
    1. Vertical alignment screw.
    1. Horizontal alignment screw.

  1. Vertical alignment.
    • Adjust the dipped beams so that the light/dark boundary touches the horizontal line.

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:A stray part of the dipped beam may lie above the 15° line.
    Horizontal alignment.
    • Adjust the dipped beams so that the rising line of the light/dark boundary lies in the point of intersection of the horizontal line and the 15° line (left-hand drive vehicle shown).

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