15
LIGHTING SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTS
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15.2
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.
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Make another mark at a distance
under the first mark.
Guideline
Distance
5 cm (2 in)
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Position the vehicle vertically at a distance
in front of the wall.
Guideline
Distance
5 m (16 ft)
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The rider, with luggage and a passenger if applicable, now sits down on the motor-
cycle.
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Switch on the low beam.
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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:
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Adjust the headlight range. (
15.3
Adjusting the headlight range
Preparatory work
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Check the headlight setting. (
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Main work
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Turn adjusting screw
to adjust the headlight range.
Guideline
The boundary between light and dark must be exactly on the lower mark for a
motorcycle with a rider (instructions on how to apply the mark: Checking the
headlight setting).
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.
15.4
Removing the headlight mask with the headlight
Preparatory work
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Switch off all power consumers and switch off the engine.
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Main work
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Cover the fender with a cloth to protect it from damage.
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Remove screws
on both sides.
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Tip the headlight mask forward.
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Disconnect the connectors of turn signals
and headlight
.
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Remove the headlight mask.
