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Maintenance and care

Headlamp aiming

•

Your vehicle

is equipped

with

headlamps

designed

to meet Visual

aim requirements

according

to

FMVSS 108,

table

17Ć2.

•

Your headlamps

are

marked

VOL

[visual/optical

(aiming)

left].

This

means that

the

left

side

of

the

light

patterns

for

each

low beam

headlamp

is used

to aim

the

lamp

(Fig.

1).

•

Each headlamp

may

be

properly

aimed in

the

vertical

(up/down)

direction

only.

The

horizontal

(left/right)

aim is preset by

the

headlamp

manufacturer

and

does

not need

to be

reĆaimed.

•

Turning

the

headlamp

adjusting

screws

V1 and

V2 in

the

directions

indicated

by

the

embedded

arrows

(Fig.

2) represents

a

change

in

vertical

aim direction.

Turn

clockwise

for

up

and

counterĆ

clockwise

for

down. It

is

important

that both

adjusting

screws

are

turned

by

an

equal

number

of

revolutions

or

parts of

revolutions

and are

turned

as well

in

the

same

direction.

Turn

V1 before

V2.

Never

V2

before

V1.

Failing this

requirement

leads

to

improperly

aimed

headlamps

and

may cause

glare

light

for

oncoming

drivers.

For

example,

if

one

of your

low beam headlamps

is

aimed too low,

you

will

turn

V1 and

V2 clockwise

an

equal

number

of

revolutions

until

correct aim

is

achieved.

Driver

side

Passenger

side

Reference

line

Left side

of

light

patterns

Fig.

1

(L)

(R)

(L)

(R)

Section	Page
Contents	1
Introduction	2
Instrumentation	6
Controls and features	24
Seating and safety restraints	109
Starting	149
Driving	156
Roadside emergencies	180
Maintenance and care	202
Capacities and specifications	266
Customer assistance	272
Reporting safety defects	284

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