Lighting - Saab SONETT III Service Manual

LIGHTING
Headlights
General
The headlights are mounted in retractable holders which
are carried in plastic bushings mounted in the engine
hood. The right and left headlight inserts are identical
and can thus be fitted on either side of the car without
alteration. With regard to the electrical connections, see
the diagram in section 300 "Description".
If for some reason the pullrod for the headlights is out
of operation, the headlights can be folded up in the fol-
lowing ways:
1. Model 1970: The headlights can be folded up from
the outside of the car.
2. As from model 1971: Open the engine hood lid and
pull that part of the mechanism in which the pullrod
is attached backwards. Note! The headlights can not
be folded up from the outside of the car.
Replacement of Sealed Beam headlight insert
Removal
1. Insert a screwdriver in the hole in the lower edge and
prize the headlight frame loose.
2. Back off and rennove the three screws holding the
retaining ring and remove the ring.
3. Detach the contact piece and take away the insert.
Installation
1. Press the contact piece on and fit the new insert,
making sure that the guide lugs fit into the respective
grooves.
2. Refit the retaining ring.
3. Check the setting and adjust as necessary.
4. Hook the frame on at the top. Insert a screwdriver in
the hole in the lower edge. Press the holding spring
upwards, at the same time pressing the frame into
position.
An other alternative: Hook the frame on at the top and
then knock it into position, using a wooden-tool against
the lower part of the frame.
1. Remove the headlight frames. See "Replacement of head-
light insert".
2. Align roughly in the vertical direction by slackening
the screw (1) and adjusting the headlights with the
retaining bar (2). After aligning, tighten the screw.
HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1 Screw
2. Arm for headlight mechanism
3. With the headlights fully raised, i.e. with the pullrod
in its rear limit position, make two marks on the pull-
rod, one at a distance of 0.2 in. (5 mm) and the other
at a distance of 0.4 in. (10 mm) from the instrument
panel. See fig.
INSTALLING THE HEADLIGHT INSERT
Alignment of headlights
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Nov. 1972
SAAB
351
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