Headlight unit — adjustment (Vesta 2180)

The direction of the headlights should be such that the road in front of the car is well lit, and the low beams do not blind oncoming drivers. First, we check the headlight adjustment by placing the car opposite a vertical, level wall at a distance of two to three meters and turning on the low beam. The upper edges of the headlight beam should be clear and at the same level.

Recommendation. It is advisable to carry out the check at night.

Note: It is convenient to adjust the headlights using a special optical device, but if necessary, the headlights can be adjusted quite accurately yourself.

To perform the work you will need a horizontal platform next to a flat vertical surface (for example, near the wall of a house) or a sheet of plywood (thick cardboard) size about 2x1 m, tape measure 10 m long, sheet of cardboard (to cover one headlight), as well as an assistant or a load weighing about 75 kg.

Sequence of execution

1. If necessary, wash the headlights and wipe dry.

2. We install it fully filled and equipped (spare tire, tool, jack) the car on a flat horizontal surface perpendicular to the selected vertical surface, so that the distance from it to the center of the headlight is 10 m. You can install a 2x1 m plywood sheet in front of the car, subject to the same conditions.

3. Check the tire pressure (see "Checking tire pressure") and, if necessary, bring it up to standard.

4. Set the headlight range control knob to position "0".

5. Place the assistant in the driver's seat (or we lay down the load), after which we vigorously rock the car to adjust the suspension.

6. Measure the distance h from the surface of the platform to the center of the lamp and the distance / between the centers of the headlights.

7. Mark the screen according to the drawing.

8. Turn on the low beam.

9. Cover the right headlight with a sheet of cardboard.

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Note: Do not cover the switched-on headlights with a rag or other objects that impede air flow to the headlight cap for more than three minutes, since the caps are made of plastic, which can deform when overheated.

10. Using a Phillips screwdriver or 6mm Allen key, turn...



...adjusting screw, align the upper horizontal border of light with line G.





11. Then, using a Phillips screwdriver or a 6 mm Allen key, turn the second adjustment screw to align the break in the upper edge of the light with vertical line A.

Note: A slight deviation of the fracture downwards, no more than 20 mm, and to the right, no more than 100 mm, is allowed.

12. Open the right headlight and cover the left one with a sheet of cardboard. Similarly, we adjust the low beam of the right headlight. If the light border is unclear, then the low beam lamp may be faulty or the headlight diffuser may be damaged. Clouding of the diffuser surface can be eliminated by polishing the headlights (see "Headlight polishing"). If the light beam cannot be adjusted, check the installation of the headlight and bulb.