Headlight Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mazda MPV. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Adjust the tire air pressure to the specification.
Position the unloaded vehicle on a flat, level surface.
Seat one person in the driver's seat.
Position the vehicle straight ahead and perpendicularly to a wall.
Set the headlights 3 m {10 ft} from the white screen.

Fig 1: Positioning Vehicle For Headlight Adjustment
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
While adjusting one headlight, disconnect the connector of the other.
Start the engine to charge the battery.

NOTE: If the adjusting screws are tightened first, then loosened, they will continue to loosen when the vehicle is in motion and may cause the headlights to become misaligned.

Fig 2: Adjusting Headlights

Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

Adjust the headlights by turning the adjusting screws as shown in the figure. Loosen the screws first, then tighten them.