Headlight unit — light adjustment (VAZ-2114)

To complete the work you will need an assistant, as well as:

flat horizontal area (preferably near the wall of a house, fence or gate);
5m tape measure;
sheet of cardboard (to cover the headlight when adjusting).

Recommendations: It is advisable to perform adjustments in the dark. The car must be in running order (fully fueled and without additional cargo). Since it is not easy to find a suitable surface as a screen, it is easier to use a 1x2 m plywood board with markings applied to it. In this case, it is necessary to prepare a support or stand to install the board vertically.

Sequence of execution

1. Place the car on a flat horizontal platform perpendicular to the surface selected as a screen and at a distance of 5 m from it. You can install a sheet of plywood in front of the car, observing the same conditions.

2. Mark the screen according to the drawing.

2. Mark the screen according to the drawing.

Screen layout diagram for adjusting the headlights: A - vertical line indicating the location of the low/high beam lamp of the left headlight; B - vertical line indicating the location of the low/high beam lamp of the right headlight; C - horizontal line indicating the location of the low/high beam headlights; D - line indicating the height of the horizontal boundary of the light beams; O - center line; / = 964 mm - distance between low/high beam headlights; h - distance from the surface of the platform on which the car is installed to the low/high beam headlights

Note: The necessary measurements can be taken using a tape measure.

3. Check the tire pressure and, if necessary, bring it up to normal.

4. Turn the headlight range control handle to the position corresponding to the minimum vehicle load.

5. Place the assistant in the driver's seat. Then vigorously rock the car from the side to self-adjust the suspension.

6. Turn on the low beam headlights and cover one of the headlights, for example the right one, with a sheet of cardboard.

7. By turning the handle of the adjusting screw (1) of the left headlight, we bring the horizontal boundary of the light beam to line C, and then, by turning the adjusting screw (2), we align the break in the boundary of the light beam with line A.