W213 headlight adjustment
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2016 E63
W213 headlight adjustment
Hey guys,
Im trying to find out how to adjust the height of my headlights, but I can't seem to find anything on how. They are pointed too high, everyone is flashing their lights at me, and I can see them pointed up above stop signs. No, that's not the high beams, it's the low beams. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Im trying to find out how to adjust the height of my headlights, but I can't seem to find anything on how. They are pointed too high, everyone is flashing their lights at me, and I can see them pointed up above stop signs. No, that's not the high beams, it's the low beams. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Open the hood, reference the top of the headlight and you should notice a square box shape area that if you look in there, you should see “hella” marking on it. Use an Allen key (don’t know the exact size) as the preferred tool or a screwdriver to turn /adjust headlight level ... (note: using a screwdriver may “round off” the turning mechanism, so you should use very gentle force)
clockwise - to adjust down
counter clockwise- to adjust up
try to do this at evening time so you can see the headlight is actually being adjusted. I would say do 2 full turns and it may be corrected. Make sure you are parked on a levelled surface and maybe use your garage door as some kind of reference when adjusting
i adjusted mine as the factory set them a bit too low on delivery.
clockwise - to adjust down
counter clockwise- to adjust up
try to do this at evening time so you can see the headlight is actually being adjusted. I would say do 2 full turns and it may be corrected. Make sure you are parked on a levelled surface and maybe use your garage door as some kind of reference when adjusting
i adjusted mine as the factory set them a bit too low on delivery.
Last edited by bobblehead; Apr 12, 2020 at 03:34 PM.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2019
Posts: 67
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2016 E63
Open the hood, reference the top of the headlight and you should notice a square box shape area that if you look in there, you should see “hella” marking on it. Use an Allen key (don’t know the exact size) as the preferred tool or a screwdriver to turn /adjust headlight level ... (note: using a screwdriver may “round off” the turning mechanism, so you should use very gentle force)
clockwise - to adjust down
counter clockwise- to adjust up
try to do this at evening time so you can see the headlight is actually being adjusted. I would say do 2 full turns and it may be corrected. Make sure you are parked on a levelled surface and maybe use your garage door as some kind of reference when adjusting
i adjusted mine as the factory set them a bit too low on delivery.
clockwise - to adjust down
counter clockwise- to adjust up
try to do this at evening time so you can see the headlight is actually being adjusted. I would say do 2 full turns and it may be corrected. Make sure you are parked on a levelled surface and maybe use your garage door as some kind of reference when adjusting
i adjusted mine as the factory set them a bit too low on delivery.
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2021 E63S and 2025 GT63
Open the hood, reference the top of the headlight and you should notice a square box shape area that if you look in there, you should see “hella” marking on it. Use an Allen key (don’t know the exact size) as the preferred tool or a screwdriver to turn /adjust headlight level ... (note: using a screwdriver may “round off” the turning mechanism, so you should use very gentle force)
clockwise - to adjust down
counter clockwise- to adjust up
try to do this at evening time so you can see the headlight is actually being adjusted. I would say do 2 full turns and it may be corrected. Make sure you are parked on a levelled surface and maybe use your garage door as some kind of reference when adjusting
i adjusted mine as the factory set them a bit too low on delivery.
clockwise - to adjust down
counter clockwise- to adjust up
try to do this at evening time so you can see the headlight is actually being adjusted. I would say do 2 full turns and it may be corrected. Make sure you are parked on a levelled surface and maybe use your garage door as some kind of reference when adjusting
i adjusted mine as the factory set them a bit too low on delivery.
However, to prevent people from randomly turning the alien wrench and potentially aiming the beam down to the road, or up to the stars...
Believe there are few important details - who knows the correct distance/dimensions for E63 headlight adjustment?
