Lights -> AIMING THE HEADLAMPS for Your Ford Explorer SUV Third Generation (2002-2005)

Lights  
Move the control to the full down position (past detent) to prevent  
interior lamps from illuminating when the doors are opened.  
AIMING THE HEADLAMPS  
The headlamps on your vehicle are properly aimed before leaving the  
assembly plant. If your vehicle is involved in an accident or if you have  
problems fixing the alignment of your headlamps, have them checked by  
a qualified service technician.  
Headlamp aim adjustment  
The headlamps on your vehicle can only be vertically adjusted. Your  
vehicle does not require horizontal aim adjustments.  
To adjust the headlamps:  
1. Park your vehicle on a level  
surface about 7.6 meters (25 feet)  
away from a vertical plain surface  
(3). Check your headlamp alignment  
at night or in a dark area so that  
you can see the headlamp beam  
pattern.  
(1) Eight feet  
(2) Center height of lamp to  
ground  
(3) Twenty-five feet  
(4) Horizontal reference line  
2. The center of the headlamp has a 3.0 mm circle on the lens. Measure  
the height from the center of your headlamp to the ground (2) and mark  
a 2.4 meter (8 foot) long horizontal line on the plain surface (1) at this  
height (masking tape works well).  
3. Turn on the low beam headlamps.  
The brightest part of the light  
should be below the horizontal line  
(4). If it is above the line the  
headlamp will need to be adjusted.  
4. Open the hood.  
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2003 Explorer (exp)  
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)  
USA English (fus)