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Headlight Adjustment

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  1. Adjust the tire air pressure to the specification.
  2. Position the unloaded vehicle on a flat, level surface.
  3. Seat one person in the driver's seat.
  4. Position the vehicle straight ahead and perpendicular to a wall.
  5. Set the headlights 3 m {10 ft}  from the wall.
    Fig 1: Positioning Vehicle In Front Of Vertical Wall
    G01915322Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  6. While adjusting one headlight, disconnect the connector of the other.
  7. Start the engine to charge the battery.
  8. Turn on the low-beam headlight.
  9. Adjust the headlights by turning the adjusting screws as shown in the figure. Loosen the screws first, then tighten them.
    NOTE:
    • If the adjusting screws are tightened first, then loosened, they will continue to loosen when the vehicle is in motion and may cause the headlights to become misaligned.
    Fig 2: Adjusting Headlights By Turning Adjusting Screws
    G01915323Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
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