Adjusting Headlamp Pattern - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

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Adjusting headlamp pattern

A. Headlamp pattern for left-hand traffic B.
Right-hand traffic
Correct light pattern for left or
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 found on page 132 and
transfer the pattern to a self-adhesive, water-
proof material such as opaque tape or similar.
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
NPM
illustrations corresponds to the line in the
headlamp lens that the template should be
matched to.
After copying the templates, check the
measurements so that the reference
measurements 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 measure-
ments 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 measure-
ments 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. 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.
Template 4.) The line between the > <
markings on the templates should be
approx. 112 mm.