Lights -> AIMING THE HEADLAMPS for Your Ford Explorer SUV Fifth Generation (2005-2011)

Lights  
Flash-to-pass  
Pull the lever toward you to  
activate. Release the lever to  
deactivate.  
PANEL DIMMER CONTROL  
Use to adjust the brightness of the  
instrument panel when exterior  
lights are on.  
Rotate the thumbwheel from left  
to right to brighten the  
instrument panel.  
Rotate the thumbwheel from right  
to left to dim the instrument  
panel.  
Rotate fully to the right (past detent) to turn on interior lamps.  
Rotate to the left position (past detent) to turn off the interior lamps  
and to disable the illuminated entry feature. When the control is in the  
far left position, it acts as a dome lamp defeat/override.  
Note: If the battery is disconnected, discharged, or a new battery is  
installed, the dimmer switch requires re-calibration. Rotate the dimmer  
switch from the full dim position to the full dome/on position to reset.  
This will ensure that your displays are visible under all lighting  
conditions.  
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.  
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To adjust the headlamps:  
1. Park your vehicle on a level surface about 25 feet (7.6 meters) 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) 8 feet (2.4 m)  
(2) Center height of lamp to  
ground  
(3) 25 feet (7.6 m)  
(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 an 8 foot (2.4 m) 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.  
5. Locate the vertical adjuster for  
each headlamp. Adjust the aim by  
turning the adjuster control either  
clockwise (to adjust down) or  
counterclockwise (to adjust up).  
Note: Use a 4 mm socket or box  
wrench to turn the vertical adjuster  
control.  
HORIZONTAL AIMING IS NOT  
REQUIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE  
AND IS NON-ADJUSTABLE.  
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