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14.12 Checking the headlight setting
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– Stand 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.
–
Make another mark at a distance
under the first mark.
Guideline
Distance
5 cm (2 in)
–
Position the vehicle vertically at a distance
in front of the wall.
Guideline
Distance
5 m (16 ft)
– The rider, with luggage and a passenger if applicable, now sits down on the motorcycle.
– Switch on the low beam.
– Check the headlight setting.
For a ready-to-operate motorcycle with a rider, and with luggage and a passenger if
applicable, the light-dark boundary must lie exactly on the lower mark.
» If the boundary between light and dark does not meet specifications:
– Adjust the headlight range. ( p. 130)
14.13 Adjusting the headlight range
Preparatory work
– Check the headlight setting. ( p. 130)