Changing The Headlight Bulb; Checking The Headlight Setting - KTM 250 EXC-F Owner's Manual

15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15.8

Changing the headlight bulb

Note
Damage to reflector Reduced brightness.
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Grease on the lamp will evaporate due to the heat and be deposited on the reflector. Clean the lamp and keep it free of grease
before mounting.
15.9

Checking the headlight setting

Preparatory work
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Remove the headlight mask with the headlight. (
Main work
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Turn protection cap
all the way and remove it.
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Pull bulb socket
B01562-10
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Pull out headlight bulb
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Insert the new headlight bulb.
Headlight (HS1 / socket PX43t) (
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Insert the protection cap with the bulb socket into the reflector and turn it clock-
wise all the way.
Info
Ensure that O-ring
B01563-10
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Insert the bulb socket of the parking light into the reflector.
Finishing work
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Refit the headlight mask with the headlight. (
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Check the headlight setting. (
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Position the vehicle upright on a horizontal surface in front of a light wall and make
a mark at the height of the center of the low beam headlight.
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Make another mark a distance
Guideline
Distance
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Position the vehicle vertically a distance
Guideline
Distance
400726-10
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The rider now sits down on the motorcycle.
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Switch on the low beam.
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Check the headlight setting.
The boundary between light and dark must be exactly on the lower mark for a
motorcycle with driver.
» If the light-dark border does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the headlight range. (

together with the underlying bulb socket counterclockwise

of the parking light out of the reflector.

.
p. 116)

is seated properly.
p. 94)
 under the first mark.


p. 92)
p. 93)
5 cm (2 in)

away from the wall.
5 m (16 ft)
p. 95)
94