Toyota Corolla Repair Manual: Adjustment
1. Headlight aim only
- place the vehicle in the following conditions.
- The area around the headlight is not deformed.
- The vehicle is parked on a level surface.
- Tire inflation pressure is in the specified value .
- A driver is in the driver’s seat and the vehicle is in a state ready for driving (with a tank full).
- The vehicle has been bounced several times.
- check the headlight aiming.
- Prepare a thick white paper.
- Stand the paper perpendicular to the ground at the position 9.84 Ft away from the headlights.
- Ensure that the center line of the vehicle and the paper face forms a 90–degree angle as shown in the illustration.
- Draw a horizontal line (h line) on the paper, showing where the headlights should strike.
- Draw a vertical line (v line) to where the center line of the vehicle is to be.
- Draw 2 vertical lines to where the both headlights should strike (v rh and v lh lines).
- Draw a horizontal line (by connecting the both low beam center marks) to where the headlights should strike (h rh and h lh lines).
- Take appropriate measures to prevent any influence of other lights.
- Set the headlights leveling position to ”0” position and adjust the angle of the headlight axis.
Hint
: the h rh and h lh line is 0.4° Below the horizontal line (h line) of the light axis.
- Start the engine.
- Turn the headlights on.
- Check that the headlights properly strike the position shown in the illustration.
- If not, adjust the lights in the vertical direction.
Hint
:
- as shown in the illustration, adjust each aim of the rh and lh lights.
- When adjusting the headlight aim in the veatical direction: using adjusting bolt, adjust the headlight aim to be within the specified range.
Hint
: the optical aim moves upward when turning a screwdriver clockwise, while it moves downward when turning a screwdriver counterclockwise.
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Remove radiator grille sub–assy
2. Remove front bumper cover
3. Remove lh headlamp assy
Remove the 3 bolts.
pull out the headlight assy lh forward, then discon ...
Fog lamp assy lh
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Other materials:
Anti-glare function
► Manual anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be reduced by operating
the lever.
1 Normal position
2 Anti-glare position
► Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Responding to the level of brightness of the headlights of ...
Inspection procedure
1 Inspect cruise control actuator assy
Turn the ignition switch to off.
disconnect the cruise control actuator assy connector.
measure the resistance between terminals 1 (mo) and 2
(mc) of cruise control actuator assy.
Hint:
if control plate position is fully opened or ...
Overhaul
Hint:
installation is in the reveres order of the removal. But the
installation is indicated only when it has a
point.
In the rh side, work in the same procedure as in the lh side.
1. Remove rear armrest assy lh
Using a screwdriver, remove the rear armrest.
Hint:
tape the s ...