Saturn 2009 VUE - Manual (Page 285)

• 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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