Panel dimmer control, Aiming the headlamps, Headlamp aim adjustment – FORD 2005 Explorer v.3 User Manual

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PANEL DIMMER CONTROL

Use to adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel when exterior
lights are on.
• Rotate up to brighten.
• Rotate down to dim.
• Rotate to full up position (past

detent) to turn on interior lamps.

• Rotate to full down position (past

detent) to turn off the interior lamps and will also disable the
illuminated entry feature.

AIMING THE HEADLAMPS

The headlamps on your vehicle are properly aimed before leaving the
assembly plant. If your vehicle is involved in an accident or if you have
problems fixing the alignment of your headlamps, have them checked by
a qualified service technician.

Headlamp aim adjustment

The headlamps on your vehicle can only be vertically adjusted. Your
vehicle does not require horizontal aim adjustments.

To adjust the headlamps:

1. Park your vehicle on a level surface about 25 feet (7.6 meters) away
from a vertical plain surface (3). Check your headlamp alignment at
night or in a dark area so that you can see the headlamp beam pattern.
• (1) Eight feet
• (2) Center height of lamp to

ground

• (3) Twenty-five feet
• (4) Horizontal reference line
2. The center of the headlamp has a
3.0 mm circle on the lens. Measure
the height from the center of your
headlamp to the ground (2) and
mark an 8 foot (2.4 meter) long
horizontal line on the plain surface (1) at this height (masking tape
works well).

2005 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Lights

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