Saturn 2009 VUE Automobile User Manual


 
The vehicle should not have any
snow, ice, or mud on it.
The vehicle should be fully
assembled and all other
work stopped while headlamp
aiming is being performed.
The vehicle should be normally
loaded with a full tank of fuel and
one person or 160 lbs (75 kg)
sitting on the driver’s seat.
Tires should be properly inflated.
Headlamp aiming is done with the
vehicle’s low-beam headlamps.
The high-beam headlamps will be
correctly aimed if the low-beam
headlamps are aimed properly.
To adjust the vertical aim, do the
following:
1. Open the hood. See Hood
Release on page 5-11 for
more information.
2. Locate the aim dot on the lens of
the low-beam headlamp.
3. Measure the distance from the
ground to the aim dot on the
low-beam headlamp. Record the
distance.
4. At the wall measure from the
ground upward (A) to the
recorded distance from Step 3
and mark it.
5. Draw or tape a horizontal line (B)
on the wall the width of the
vehicle at the height of the mark
in Step 4.
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