2015 Kawasaki Vulcan S Owners Manual - Page 137

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136 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT Turning Direction of Adjuster Moving Direction of Headlight Beam not properly adjusted horizontally, • If the beam will point to one side rather move the headlight beam upward, • To turn the both adjusters clockwise than straight ahead. Clockwise Left and Up Left Adjuster Counterclock- Right and wise Down Right Adjuster Counterclock- Left and Down wise Clockwise Right and Up • • move the headlight beam left• To ward, turn the left adjuster clockwise • and turn the right adjuster counterclockwise same number until the beam points straight ahead. To move the headlight beam rightward, turn the left adjuster counterclockwise and turn the right adjuster clockwise same number until the beam points straight ahead. same number. To move the headlight beam downward, turn the both adjusters counterclockwise same number. If adjusted too low, neither low nor high beam will illuminate the road far enough ahead. If adjusted too high, the high beam will fail to illuminate the road close ahead, and the low beam will blind oncoming drivers. ○On high beam, the brightest points should be slightly below horizontal. The proper angle is 0.4 degrees below horizontal. This is a 50 mm (2.0 in.) drop at 7.6 m (25 ft) measured from the center of the headlight, with NOTE

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136
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
Turning
Direction of
Adjuster
Moving
Direction of
Headlight
Beam
Clockwise
Left and Up
Left
Adjuster
Counterclock-
wise
Right and
Down
Clockwise
Right and Up
Right
Adjuster
Counterclock-
wise
Left and Down
•
To move the headlight beam left-
ward, turn the left adjuster clockwise
and turn the right adjuster counter-
clockwise same number until the
beam points straight ahead.
•
To move the headlight beam right-
ward, turn the left adjuster counter-
clockwise and turn the right adjuster
clockwise same number until the
beam points straight ahead.
•
If not properly adjusted horizontally,
the beam will point to one side rather
than straight ahead.
•
To move the headlight beam upward,
turn the both adjusters clockwise
same number.
•
To move the headlight beam down-
ward, turn the both adjusters coun-
terclockwise same number.
•
If adjusted too low, neither low nor
high beam will illuminate the road far
enough ahead. If adjusted too high,
the high beam will fail to illuminate
the road close ahead, and the low
beam will blind oncoming drivers.
NOTE
○
On high beam, the brightest points
should be slightly below horizontal.
The proper angle is 0.4 degrees be-
low horizontal. This is a 50 mm (2.0
in.) drop at 7.6 m (25 ft) measured
from the center of the headlight, with