Nissan Pathfinder: Exterior Lighting System - Periodic Maintenance

• Headlamp Aiming Adjustment
• Front Fog Lamp Aiming Adjustment

Headlamp Aiming Adjustment Nissan Pathfinder Fifth generation

Inspection

preparation before adjusting

Before performing aiming adjustment, check the following:

• Make sure all tires are inflated to correct pressure.

• Place vehicle and screen on level surface.

• Make sure there is no load in Nissan Pathfinder vehicle other than the driver (or equivalent weight placed in driver's position).

• Coolant and engine oil filled to correct level, and fuel tank full.

• Remove cargo and/or luggage to maintain an unloaded Nissan Pathfinder vehicle condition.

• Confirm spare tire, jack and tools are properly stowed.

• Carefully wipe off any dirt from headlamp lens.

  CAUTION:

  Do not use organic solvent (thinner, gasoline etc.).

• Place a driver or equivalent weight of 68.5 kg (150 lb) on the driver seat.

• By hand, bounce the front and rear of the Nissan Pathfinder vehicle to settle the suspension and eliminate any static load.

• Place the front tires in the straight ahead position.

• Aim each headlamp individually and ensure other headlamp beam pattern is blocked from screen.

NOTE:

• For headlamp aiming details, refer to regulations in your area.

• By regulation, no means for horizontal aim adjustment is provided from the factory; only vertical aim is adjustable.

• Use adjusting screw to perform aiming adjustment.

• Perform headlamp aiming if:

  • The Nissan Pathfinder vehicle front body has been repaired;

  • The front combination lamp has been removed or replaced;

  • Any outfitting has been installed;

  • The Nissan Pathfinder vehicle’s standard load condition has been substantially increased.

AIMING ADJUSTMENT SCREW

Aiming Adjustment Procedure

Aiming Chart

1.	Adjustment screen	A.	Highest cutoff line height	B.	Lowest cutoff line height
C.	Headlamp bulb center (H-V point)	D.	Distance of headlamp aiming screen from Nissan Pathfinder vehicle 7.62 m (25 ft)	E.	Maximum aim evaluation distance from vertical center on aiming screen 399 mm (3°R)
F.	Minimum aim evaluation distance from vertical center on aiming screen 133 mm (1°R)	G.	Aim evaluation area	H.	Horizontal aiming evaluation line
V.	Vertical aiming evaluation line		Right

LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM

NOTE:

• Basic illuminating area for evaluation and/or adjustment should be within range shown on aiming chart.

Use adjustment screw to perform aiming adjustment.

• Ensure fog lamps are turned off (if equipped).

Block the opposite headlamp from projecting a beam pattern onto the adjustment screen, using a suitable object. Aim each headlamp individually.

CAUTION:

Do not cover the lens surface with a tape etc. as the lens is made of resin.

Place the screen on the same level and flat surface as the Nissan Pathfinder vehicle.

NOTE:

Surface should be free of any debris that would cause a difference between the headlamp center and the adjustment screen.

Face the front of the Nissan Pathfinder vehicle to the screen and measure distance between the headlamp center and the screen surface.

Start the engine. Turn the headlamp on.

Determine the preferred vertical aim range dimensions, using the aiming chart.

Measure the projected beam within the aim evaluation segment on the screen.

Adjust the beam pattern of each headlamp until the aim evaluation segment (the area relative to both the highest and lowest cutoff line height) is positioned within the vertical aim range dimensions shown on the aiming chart.

Front Fog Lamp Aiming Adjustment Nissan Pathfinder SUV

Aiming Adjustment

NOTE:

Check the following conditions before performing the aiming adjustment.

• Keep all tires inflated to correct pressure.

• Place vehicle on level ground.

• See that Nissan Pathfinder vehicle is unloaded (except for full levels of coolant, engine oil and fuel, and spare tire, jack, and tools). Have the driver or equivalent weight placed in driver seat.

• When performing adjustment, if necessary, cover the headlamps and opposite fog lamp.

Set the distance between the screen and the center of the fog lamp lens as shown.

(1) Aiming screen or a matte white surface

(2) 10 m (33 ft)

(3) Floor to center of fog lamp lens

(4) Floor

Turn front fog lamps ON.

Turn adjustment screw (A) clockwise to raise pattern and counterclockwise to lower pattern.

NOTE:

Front fog lamp (EXCEPT FOR ROCK CREEK®) shown, front fog lamp (FOR ROCK CREEK®) similar.

Adjust front fog lamp to specification.

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