Adjusting Headlamp Aim - Mercedes-Benz M-class ML 55 AMG Operator's Manual

Instruments
Operation
and controls
Exterior lamps

Adjusting headlamp aim

low beam
Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely important.
To check and readjust a headlamp, follow steps 1
through 7.
Please note:
• High beam adjustments simultaneously aim the low
beam.
• Vehicle should have a normal trunk load.
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Instrument
Driving Practical hints
cluster display
268
1. Park vehicle on level surface approximately 6 inches
2. (High beams on):
H
V
3. Move vehicle on the level surface 25 feet (7.6 m)
4. Open hood.
Technical
Car care
(152 mm) from a vertical test screen or wall. The
centerline of the vehicle must be at a 90° angle to
the test screen.
Using a carpenter's level, align and mark a vertical
centerline (1) on the test screen for each headlamp
3
lens at a distance of 25 / inches (654 mm) from
4
the vertical centerline. As a check, the distance
1
between centerlines should be 51 /
2
(1308 mm). The star emblem on the hood may be
used to determine the vehicle centerline. If the
distance does not check, have the system verified at
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center.
straight back from the wall.
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