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652

ELECTRICAL

HEAD LAMP BEAM ADJUSTMENT

The head light must be properly aligned in order to

maintain maximum road safety as regards proper

road illumination and to reduce the glare on the on

coming traffic.

It is recommended to check the alignment of Head

Lamps periodically and whenever bulbs are

replaced.

Before adjusting the headlamp beam :

1) The tyre pressure should be as specified and the

car should be on level ground.

2) The car should in unladen condition (only driver,

spare wheel & STD accessories).

3 The car should be rolled for a few meters after

loading to allow the springs to settle.

4) The headlamp should be set one at a time by either

putting off the opposite side lamps or masking.

5} Use suitable screwdriver of required length to reach

the toothed wheel adjustment.

6) The head lamp leveling switch should be in “zero”

position.

Procedure for aligning & leveling setting of

headlamps beam :

1. Dimension, Arrow, lines and values should not

appear on the screen.

2. Screen colour should be light and non-reflecting

and marking lines should be dark and of 5 mm

thick with sharp features.

3. The setting to be checked with the vehicle against

the screen. Adjust the focussing (Horizontal

movement) and leveling ( Vertical movement) only

if required. To align the lamp low beam pattern

against the dividing line on the board for respective

headlamps (LH&RH). Refer lamp view for location

& direction of screw driver rotation w.r.t movement

of adjustment.