Adjusting Headlight Angle

I also feel mine could do with coming up a little so will be interested in any replies.

When following another mid size car at normal distance my dipped beam cuts off just under top of bumper height. I know this varies depending on followed vehicle and will be different for say a 4x4.

My previous car, which had Xenon's beam height was be quite a bit higher at the same distance.

Now I have had my first MOT I may look at maybe trying 1/2 turn to bring them up and see how it goes. Just need to make sure I am turning the correct screw. I will make sure to mark the original position first.

Obviously I don't want to do anything which would cause any dazzling to oncoming drivers.

 

The 2016's supposedly had headlights that were pointed too high which led to complaints resulting in 2017+ being pointed lower.

Unless the aim is completely screwed up, I wouldn't touch it.

If you absolutely have to adjust it, look for what looks like screwheads on the back of the headlight housing. Those will allow you to make the adjustments.

 

If I remember right from the first time I poked around a Gen 4 in a showroom while waiting for the parts counter guys, I noticed they had actually labeled the headlight adjuster locations along the front edge of the engine compartment.

Took them four generations to think of that.

 

Repair Manual info:

 

Mendel, you really came through for me with the specs from the manual. I get flashed every couple nights of driving in my 18 so I need to lower them a tad, Thanks.
I have no more to add but feel compelled to comment on the instructions anyway. I had to read through 3 times to take it all in. Ok, so they label both a and b screws with an a in different diagrams, and they call for a white paper more than 6 feet by 13 feet and they suggest a driver of average weight 150 lbs instead of current driver's weight, but what really got me was the minutia of bouncing the suspension and checking the engine oil but then I saw no mention of topping off the washer fluid. I don't know who they wrote these instructions for. I cannot imagine a dealership going through all those steps. I think I will just park in front of a wall and turn the screw a bit, much the same as anyone would do I suspect.

 

The manual is pretty detached from reality sometimes, totally agree.