Maintenance -> Adjusting the Headlamps for your Ford Focus 2010-2017
Maintenance
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Note: There may be an identifying mark on
the lens to help you locate the center of the
bulb.
Note: To see a clearer light pattern while
adjusting one headlamp, you may want to
block the light from the other headlamp.
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5. Locate the vertical adjuster on each
headlamp. Use a suitable tool, for
example a screwdriver or hexagonal
socket, to turn the adjuster clockwise
or counterclockwise to adjust the
vertical aim of the headlamp. The
horizontal edge of the brighter light
should touch the horizontal reference
line.
3. Switch on the low beam headlamps
and open the hood.
6. Close the hood and switch off the
lamps.
Horizontal Aim Adjustment
The horizontal aim of the headlamp beam
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on your vehicle is not adjustable.
4. On the wall or screen you will observe
a flat zone of high intensity light
located at the top of the beam pattern.
If the top edge of the flat zone of high
intensity light is not on the horizontal
reference line, adjust the aim of the
headlamp beam.
REMOVING A HEADLAMP
1. Open the hood. See Opening and
Closing the Hood (page 212).
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Maintenance
CHANGING A BULB
WARNING
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Handle a halogen headlamp bulb
carefully and keep out of children’s
reach. Grasp the bulb by only its
plastic base and do not touch the glass.
The oil from your hand could cause the
bulb to break the next time the headlamps
are operated.
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Note: If you accidently touch the bulb, you
should clean it with rubbing alcohol.
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Headlamp
A
B
C
D
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2. Remove the screws.
3. Pull the headlamp as far as possible
towards the front of the vehicle to
disengage it from the lower fixing point.
4. Lift the outer side of the headlamp and
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remove it.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Side marker bulb.
Low beam headlamp bulb.
High beam headlamp bulb.
Direction indicator bulb.
Cornering lamp bulb.
Headlamp Low Beam
1. Remove the headlamp. See
Removing a Headlamp (page 227).
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5. Disconnect the electrical connector.
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