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:
Parking brake
Operating instructions
1 To set the parking brake, fully pull the parking brake lever while depressing
the brake pedal.
2 To release the parking brake, slightly raise the lever and lower it completely
while pressing the button.
*1: For U.S.A.
*2: For Canada
■Parking brake engaged wa ...
Starting the engine
1 Continuously variable transmission: Ensure that the shift lever is in P and
depress the brake pedal.
Manual transmission: Shift the shift lever to N and depress the clutch pedal.
2 Touch the Toyota emblem side of the electronic key to the engine switch.
When the electronic key is detected, a ...
Replacement
1. Work for preventing gasoline from spilling out
2. Remove cylinder head cover no.2
Remove the 2 nuts, 2 clips and cylinder head cover.
3. Disconnect ventilation hose
Disconnect the ventilation hose from the cylinder head
cover.
4. Disconnect engine wire
Disconnect ...
