2007 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 270
2007 Saab 9-3 Manual
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270 Car care 1 2 3 4 Wall or garage door. 25 ft (7.6 m) between wall and headlight lens. Measurement from the ground to the low beam aiming marker on the headlight lens. Same measurement as (3) but substract 2 inches. Vertical aiming device If you find that the headlight needs adjustment follow these steps: 1 Open the hood and locate the vertical aiming devices there are two vertical aiming devices which shall be turned simultaneously and the same amount of turns. 2 Locate the marker on the lens. 3 Measure the distance from the ground to the aim marker No.1 on each lens. Subtract 2 inches. 4 At the wall or other flat surface, measure from the ground to the recorded distance (see point 4) and draw a horizontal line the width of the vehicle. 5 Cars with xenon lights: Xenon lights with automatic headlight levelling system must first do a reference run before aiming: Start the engine and let the headlights do a reference run. Turn off the engine but leave the low beam on. Cars with halogen lights: Turn on the low beam headlights. Both variants: Place a piece of cardboard or equivalent (although not directly on the lens) in front of the headlight not being aimed. This should allow the beam cut-off of the headlight being aimed to be seen on the flat surface. 1 Aiming marker on headlight lens