Vertical Aim Adjustment - Mercury Sable 2001 Owner's Manual

Maintenance and care

Vertical aim adjustment

1. Park the vehicle on a level surface approximately 7.6 meters (25 feet)
from a vertical wall or screen directly in front of it.
• (A) Eight feet
• (B) Center height of lamp to ground
• (C) Twenty five feet
• (D) Horizontal reference line
A
D
B
C
2. Measure the height of the headlamp bulb center from the ground and
mark a 2.5 meter (8 foot) horizontal reference line on the vertical wall or
screen at this height (a piece of masking tape works well).
3. Turn on the low beam headlamps to illuminate the wall or screen and
open the hood.
4. On the wall or screen you will
observe an area of high intensity
light. The top of the high intensity
area should touch the horizontal
reference line, if not, the beam will
need to be adjusted.
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