2009 Pontiac G8 Owner's Manual - Page 233
2009 Pontiac G8 Manual
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Vehicle Service and Care The vehicle should: To adjust the vertical aim on the headlamps: 1. Open the hood. Hood Release on page 9-5. 9-29 • Be placed so the headlamps are 25 ft. (7.6 m) from a light colored wall. • Have all four tires on a perfectly level surface which is level all the way to the wall. • Be placed so it is at a right angle to the wall. • Not have any snow, ice, or mud on it. • Be fully assembled and all other work stopped while headlamp aiming is being done. 4. At the wall, measure from the ground upward (A) to the recorded distance from Step 3 and mark it. 2. Locate the aim dot on the lens of the low-beam headlamp. 3. Record the distance from the ground to the aim dot on the low-beam headlamp. 5. Draw or tape a horizontal line (B) on the wall the width of the vehicle at the height of the mark in Step 4. • Have a full tank of fuel and one person or 160 lbs (75 kg) on the driver seat. • Have all tires properly inflated. Headlamp aiming is done with the vehicle's low-beam headlamps. The high-beam headlamps will be correctly aimed if the low-beam headlamps are aimed properly.