Changing The Headlight Bulb; Checking The Headlight Adjustment - KTM 450 EXC Owner's Manual

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Changing the headlight bulb

13.8
Note
Damage to reflector Reduced luminance.
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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.

Checking the headlight adjustment

13.9
A 0 0 A
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Remove the headlight mask with the headlight. (
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Turn rubber cap
the way and remove it.
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Pull lamp socket
100861-10
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Press headlight bulb
way and pull it out.
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Insert a new headlight bulb.
Headlight (S2 / socket BA20d) (
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Insert the rubber cap together with the lamp socket into the reflector and turn it
clockwise all the way.
Info
Ensure that the O-ring
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Insert the lamp socket of the parking light into the reflector.
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Refit the headlight mask with the headlight. (
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Stand 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 at a distance
Guideline
Distance
B 0 0 B

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Position the vehicle vertically at a distance
Guideline
Distance
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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 adjustment.
The border between light and dark must be exactly at the lower mark when the
motorcycle is operational and complete with rider.
» If the boundary between light and dark does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the beam width of the headlight. (
together with the underlying lamp socket counterclockwise all
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of the parking light out of the reflector.
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into the lamp socket lightly, turn it counterclockwise all the
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p. 103)
is seated properly.
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under the first mark.
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5 cm (2 in)
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5 m (16 ft)
p. 77)
p. 77)
in front of the wall.
p. 79)
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