How do you adjust the headlights on a Mini Cooper r56?
To adjust the headlight beam aim, open the engine hood and look for the small plastic Phillips head adjusters (green arrows) at the back corners of the headlights. When adjusting headlight aim, be sure to have the tires at the correct pressure, the fuel tank full and the weight of one person in the driver’s seat.
Where are the headlights on a Mini Cooper?
Put the Mini in reverse and back up about 25-feet. See how the light beams hit the taped wall. Both headlights should fall and inch or two below the long strip. The passenger’s side light should hit the vertical strip directly while the driver’s side should fall just to the right of it.
How do you adjust a headlight on a car?
Behind each headlight look for the two adjustment screws. One on the top, centre will control the vertical axis and one on the side will control the horizontal. Use a screwdriver to turn each screw until the headlight beam hits the desired spot as described in “Step 4”. Repeat for each headlight.
Why are the lights on a Mini Cooper important?
As the name implies this is a small compact vehicle, and like all smaller cars the importance of its safety systems is magnified. One of the often overlooked safety features of the Mini are its headlights. Not only do they aid the driver, but they also allow oncoming traffic to properly see the Mini.
What do you use to mark the center of a headlight?
Use masking tape to mark the center line of where the low beams project onto the wall. Some vehicles will have a target or cross-hair in the center of the headlight, which is handy as a reference for this horizontal line.
Where are the side lights on a Mini Cooper?
On the light switch, it has the first position 12oclock which is Off/Auto, first click right is side lights, next click right is headlights. When I switch on in the dark, the headlights are auto on, dip down the come back up to level.
Do you need to manually adjust headlights on a Mini Cooper?
If you have self-leveling headlights you may not want to manually adjust them because this could throw off the ECU when it tries to automatically adjust the headlights. If you have a problem with self-leveling headlights you should bring them to a dealership to be adjusted. If playback doesn’t begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Is there a way to adjust the aim of the headlights?
Fortunately, headlights feature adjusting screws that make it easy to fine-tune the aim of the lights if you know how to use them. Some even include a bubble, not unlike a carpenter’s level. Many adjusters are accessible under the hood, while some can be accessed through the headlight bezel.
Why does my Mini Cooper say vertical aim failure?
A couple of weeks ago an error came up ‘headlight vertical aim control failure’ after I’d bought a lot of heavy stuff in the supermarket and put it in my car (I dunno if that’s relevant or not!) Since then, the error has intermittently coming up… and I don’t know if it’s a coincidence but it’s usually NOT there when it’s colder outside.