2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42
At night, as well as in bad weather, properly adjusted headlights will ensure the required traffic safety. However, if the optical axes of the headlights are displaced, the visibility of the road will be impaired, therefore, oncoming drivers will be blinded. This will significantly increase the risk of creating an emergency. Every car owner knows that over time, the luminous intensity of the headlights decreases. This means that every six months it is necessary to adjust the headlights of the car. In addition, if any work is carried out on the chassis during this time, for example, replacing lamps or part of the headlights, additional adjustment should also be carried out.
Structurally, car headlights consist of a reflector and a light source - a lamp. There is an American and European light distribution system. A feature of the latter is the presence of a metal screen that prevents light from reaching the bottom of the reflector. Such measures are taken to prevent blinding oncoming drivers. If the lens surface is dirty, the headlight adjustment will become incorrect, and the blinding effect of the light will increase significantly. The American system is distinguished by the absence of a screen. When moving, the direction of the light shifts slightly to the right,which prevents blinding.
Adjusting the headlights is a rather delicate and troublesome business. Only at first glance it seems that these settings are unimportant. However, at the slightest inconvenience, you should visit the service station.
Besides this, headlight adjustment can also be done by yourself.
There are 2 setting options. According to the first option, the headlights should be adjusted on a flat area next to a solid wall, without protrusions and corners. On the wall, you will need to draw a line with chalk, which will correspond to two frequent cars: right and left. This is easiest to do when the machine is flush with the wall.
After drawing the line, you should back up a little so that the light traces of the headlights are clearly visible on the wall. Further marking of the wall is carried out as follows: a horizontal line is applied at a height. Next, a second line is drawn, 5 cm lower. The intersections of the lines are the center of the headlights. When adjusting, the headlight range and the drawn horizontal lines must match. The high beam headlights are adjusted according to a similar algorithm, only the upper horizontal line is a guideline.
Following the second adjustment option, you need to stop the car ten meters from the wall. It also marks the places that correspond to the center of the headlights. Then you need to draw 2 additional horizontal lines, 22 cm higher and 12 cm lower. In this case, the width of the spot of light is set to zero. The intersection of the streams of light must be within the second and third lines. It is also necessary to ensure that the corrective additional screw is located in its original position. In addition, adjustment should be made at rated load, i.e. with a full tank, inflated tires and about the weight of the rider.
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