FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Pre Aiming Instructions


1. Inspect for badly rusted or faulty headlight assemblies. These conditions must be corrected before a satisfactory adjustment can be made.
2. Place vehicle on a level floor.
3. Bounce front suspension through three (3) oscillations by applying body weight to hood or bumper.
4. Inspect tire inflation.
5. Rock vehicle sideways to allow vehicle to assume its normal position.
6. If fuel tank is not full, place a weight in trunk of vehicle to simulate weight of a full tank [3 Kilo-grams (6.5 Ibs.) per gallon].
7. There should be no other load in the vehicle other than driver or substituted weight of approximately 70 kg (150 Ibs.) placed in driver's position.
8. Thoroughly clean headlight lenses.
9. When performing the visual headlight adjustment on vehicles with resin lens headlights, be sure to observe the following precautions.

CAUTION: When adjusting one headlight, the other headlight should be turned off if possible. If this is not possible, do not cover the other headlight for more than three minutes while it is turned on. Otherwise, heat from the bulb may warp the headlight lens.

NOTE: If the visual headlight adjustment at low beam is made, the adjustment at high beam is not necessary.