14/LIGHT SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTS 89
16.6Checking 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 motor-
cycle.
– 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. 89)
16.7Adjusting the headlight range
– Check the headlight setting. ( p. 89)
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– Turn adjusting screw to adjust the headlight range.
Guideline
For a motorcycle with rider, the light/dark boundary must be exactly on the lower
mark (made in: Checking headlight adjustment).
Info
Turn clockwise to increase the headlight range; turn counterclockwise to
reduce the headlight range.
If you have a heavy payload, you will need to correct the headlight range.
16.8Removing the headlight mask with the headlight
– Switch off all power consumers and switch off the engine.
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– Cover the fender with a cloth to protect it from damage.
– Remove screws on the left and right.
– Tip the headlight mask forward and pull it off in an upward direction.
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– Disconnect the connectors of turn signals and headlight .
– Put down the headlight mask.
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