Checking The Headlight Setting - KTM 250 XC-W 2018 Owner's Manual

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Checking the headlight setting

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Main work
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Remove the screw on the rear of the turn signal housing.
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Carefully remove turn signal glass
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Lightly squeeze orange cap
and take it off.
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Press the turn signal bulb lightly into the socket, turn it coun-
terclockwise by about 30°, and take it out of the socket.
Info
Do not touch the reflector with your fingers and keep it
free from grease.
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Press the new turn signal bulb carefully into the socket and
turn it clockwise until it stops.
Turn signal (R10W / socket BA15s) (
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Mount the orange cap.
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Position the turn signal glass.
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Insert the screw and first turn counterclockwise until it
engages in the thread with a small jerk. Tighten the screw
lightly.
Finishing work
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Check that the turn signal system is functioning properly.
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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 at a distance
Guideline
Distance B
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Position the vehicle vertically a distance
wall.
Guideline
Distance A
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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 rider.
» If the light-dark border does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the headlight range. (
1
.
2
in the area of the holding lugs
p. 159)
B
under the first mark.
5 cm (2 in)
A
away from the
5 m (16 ft)
p. 123)