Adjusting Headlamp Aim
1. Park vehicle on level surface
approximately 6 inches
(152 mm) from a vertical test
screen or wall. The centerline of
the vehicle must be at a 90°
angle to the test screen.
3. Move vehicle on the level
surface 25 feet (7.6 m) straight
back from the wall.
4. Open hood, depress latch (1)
and remove access cover (2)
from the headlamp.
5. Turn key in steering lock to
position 2.
Correct headlamp adjustment is
extremely important. To check and
readjust a headlamp do the following:
•
Horizontal aim will change and
must be corrected as described
below, whenever a vertical
adjustment is made.
Adjustments to low beam
simultaneously aim the high beam
and fog lamp.
Vehicle should have a normal
trunk load.
2. Using a "T" square and a
carpenter's level, align and mark
a vertical centerline (10) on the
test screen using the outer
reference point (low beam)
found on each headlamp lens.
As a check, the distance
6. Vertical headlamp aim
(low beams on):
•
•
Turn adjusting screw (3) (coun-
terclockwise to adjust headlamp
downward, clockwise upward) until
bubble in the level (4) is centered on
the "0" mark.
between centerlines should be
52 /8 inches (1328 mm).
3
Graduations: 0.18° pitch.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free PDF Owner's Manual Download. |
| Tags | Mercedes-Benz S320, Mercedes-Benz S420, Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz W140 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Wikipedia's Page | Mercedes-Benz S-Class |
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