Adjusting Headlamp Pattern - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

Correct light pattern for left or right-
hand traffic
Headlamp pattern for left-hand traffic.
Headlamp pattern for right-hand traffic.
So as not to dazzle oncoming drivers, the
headlamp beam pattern can be altered by
masking the headlamps. The quality of the
beam pattern may not be as good.
Headlamp masking
Copy the templates, see page 163. Transfer
the pattern to a self-adhesive, waterproof
material such as opaque tape for example.
The mask is positioned using the dot (5) in the
headlamp lens as a reference point, which
should align with the red dot on the respective
template. The long red line on the illustrations
corresponds to the line in the headlamp lens to
which the template should be matched.
After copying the templates, check the meas-
urements so that the reference measurements
cover enough of the beam pattern.
The templates are for both LHD and RHD vari-
ants and are positioned as illustrated.
The upper illustration is for LHD cars. The lower
illustration is for RHD cars.
Halogen headlamps
Copy templates 1 and 2. Check the measure-
ments to ensure they are correct. Transfer the
template to a self-adhesive, waterproof mate-
rial and cut it out.
Position each template so that the arrows point
towards the centre and the dot on the template
matches the dot on the headlamp lens.
Reference measurements template
1 and 2
The long sides of the templates should be
approx. 82 mm.
Xenon headlamps
Copy templates 3 and 4. Check the measure-
ments to ensure they are correct. Transfer the
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template to a self-adhesive, waterproof mate-
rial and cut it out.
Position each template so that the arrows point
towards the centre and the dot on the template
matches the dot on the headlamp lens. The
template marking > < should be aligned with
the line on the headlamp lens.
Reference measurements template 3
The line between the > < markings on the tem-
plates should be approx. 140 mm.
Reference measurements template 4
The line between the > < markings on the tem-
plates should be approx. 112 mm.
Adjusting headlamp pattern for Active Xenon
headlamps (ABL), see page 54.
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