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Old May 28, 2006 | 12:26 AM
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C55 Bixenon beam not pointing high enough

C55 Bixenon beam not pointing high enough, wonder if anyone experienced this possible Auto Levelling issue?
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Old May 28, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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adjust it manually.
there is a 13mm nut on top of them.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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many thanks, I am a total idiot of headlamps engineeering, sound complicated if I have to open the lens and dont know which is the right level ? i thought auto-level si supposed to be functional and not sure what is the adverse effect if it is adjusted manually.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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park 25 ft away from a wall on a level surface and turn the nut right on top of the headlamp.
no need to oped up the headlamp, just the hood.
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Old May 29, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by rlee02135
adjust it manually.
there is a 13mm nut on top of them.
You should check the swaybat mount for the auto-level first. If I remember cnt did some suspension work recently? Even if not the lights level is set by the front swaybar mount and a sensor on the passenger rear lower control arm. It determines the angle of the body and adjusts the lights accordingly.

I had issues whenever my car was worked on for warranty suspension work or for having the modified suspension installed. They always seemed to forget to re-position the sensor after they finished the job.

The knobs ontop of the lights should be a last resort and are more for fixing the left right allignment.
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