Adjusting Headlamp Pattern - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

06 Starting and driving

Adjusting headlamp pattern

Correct light pattern for right or left-
hand traffic
A. Headlamp pattern for left-hand traffic
B. Right-hand traffic
So as not to dazzle oncoming drivers, the
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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 found on page 147.
Transfer the pattern to a self-adhesive, wa-
terproof material such as opaque tape or
similar.
The mask is positioned using the dot (5) in
the headlamp lens as a reference point,
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which should align with the red dot on the re-
spective template. The long red line on the il-
lustrations corresponds to the line in the
headlamp lens to which the template should
be matched.
After copying the templates, check the
measurements so that the reference meas-
urements cover enough of the beam pattern.
The templates are for both LHD and RHD
variants 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 meas-
urements to ensure they are correct. Transfer
the template to a self-adhesive, waterproof
material 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.
Bi-Xenon headlamps
Copy templates 3 and 4. Check the meas-
urements to ensure they are correct. Transfer
the template to a self-adhesive, waterproof
material and cut it out.
Position the templates so that the arrows
point towards the centre and the dots on the
templates match the dots on the headlamp
lenses. The template marking > < should be
aligned with the line on the headlamp lens.
Reference measurements template 3:
The line between the > < markings on the
templates should be approx. 140 mm.
Reference measurements template 4:
The line between the > < markings on the
templates should be approx. 112 mm.
Adjusting headlamp pattern for Active
Bi-Xenon Lights ABL see page 49.