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Old 10-09-2019, 07:10 PM
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R Class High beam adjustment

Hi everyone I have a 2007 R320 and I have noticed that my drivers' side Highbeam is aimed right down on the road right in front of the car and isn't aimed up properly. The same thing with my low beam isn't aimed up high enough. Does anyone know how to adjust the aim of the high beam bulb and the low beam bulb and would my MB dealer be able to adjust them? Has someone upgraded their high beam bulb to LED if so please let me know which ones you have?


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As you can see the driver's side high beam is aimed right down on the road but the passenger sides' high beam is aimed correctly.

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Mercedes service procedure requires a headlamp aiming apparatus, https://www.maha-usa.com/headlight-t...y-mlt-1000.htm

For vehicles with option code 494, the procedure is to adjust the low and high beams at the same time because of a shared reflector.

The adjustment procedure says to "turn the adjusting screws". The procedure must assume the adjusting screws are plainly observable to the trained technician.

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You may want to look at the headlight yourself closely before taking it in. Chances are a socket has come out or something broke inside the light if it is out that much and the assembly is likely just loose inside the housing. Removing the headlight in order to work on it or so you can see what is going one is not that bad, it comes out in 20 minutes or so.
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Ok sounds good might have a look at taking out the headlight myself. Thanks for the advice.

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