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Headlamp: Description and Operation

4 DOOR

Exterior Lights - Description And Operation:




Headlight/Combination light assembly
Head light/combination light assembly is aerodynamically shaped to match contours of body. Light assembly is attached to body with three bolts.

This light assembly contains three bulbs. One bulb functions as headlight, others as combination light. Headlight bulb is of dual-filament halogen type.

Dual filaments are energized separately to provide high and low beams. An O-ring seals bulb installation to prevent foreign matter from entering headlight assembly. Bulb can be removed/installed from engine compartment without removing light assembly. Each headlight can be adjusted to move beam up, down, left or right. Two adjustment screws for each headlight assembly are reached through holes in body structure, directly above headlight assembly. Inboard screw adjusts left/right headlight beam, and outboard screw adjusts headlight beam up/down.

Front combination light contains two bulbs. One bulb functions as hazard/turn signal light, and other as position/parking light.

The turn signals are controlled by the combination switch located on the steering column. The hazard lights are turned on/off by the switch located on the center panel.

5 DOOR

Exterior Lights:




Headlight assembly
Headlight assembly is aerodynamically shaped to match contours of body. The headlight assembly is attached to body structure with two bolts.

This light assembly contains three bulbs: Two of the bulbs are halogen type bulbs and function as the low and high beams. The other functions as the position lights.

An O-ring seals headlight bulb inside the headlight assembly to prevent foreign matter from entering headlight assembly. Bulb can be removed/installed from inside the engine compartment without removing headlight assembly.

Each headlight can be adjusted to move beam up, down, left or right. Two adjustment screws for each headlight assembly are accessed through holes in body structure, directly above headlight assembly. The inboard screw adjusts left/right headlight beam, and the outboard screw adjusts headlight beam up/down. One bulb functions as the position light.