w202 Xenon headlight adjustment

[cabvw]

Guys

Just bought my 2000 w202, its got xenon headlights but one of the headlights seems higher then the other! Is there anything i can do to correct this..?

Many thanks for you help in advance.

Cabvw

 

[Mambo]

I think the xenons are auto levelling, if one is higher than the other all I can think of is that the auto levelling system isn't working as it should...

 

[Flash]

Its perfectly normal for one headlamp to be higher than the other on "bi xenons" so that on coming traffic is not blinded - passenger beam should be higher than the driver side!

 

[Shude]

Its perfectly normal for one headlamp to be higher than the other on "bi xenons" so that on coming traffic is not blinded - passenger beam should be higher than the driver side!

Headlamp beam pattern should legally be the same for all headlamps regardless of bulb/headlamp type.

I think the xenons are auto levelling, if one is higher than the other all I can think of is that the auto levelling system isn't working as it should...

The auto-levelling system has no actual knowledge of individual headlamp unit aim! There are knobs on each headlamp unit so that you can fine-tune the alignment. You should ideally get a workshop with the correct equipment to do this (like an MOT testing station) but you could always drive up to a wall with it and align them yourself

 

[Ferrycraigs]

The latest MB advert for the E Class on their web site, majors on the fact that the nearside beam shines further than the offside, and also that above a certain speed, the beam stretches out further so you can see more. Very clever. With Bi Xenon the beam is controlled, I think, by a shutter that comes down over the bulb.

 

[Alps]

as shude says 3 knobs per headlight for adjusting the reflector inside, nothing to do with the auto levelling!

 

[Shude]

The latest MB advert for the E Class on their web site, majors on the fact that the nearside beam shines further than the offside, and also that above a certain speed, the beam stretches out further so you can see more. Very clever. With Bi Xenon the beam is controlled, I think, by a shutter that comes down over the bulb.

They will still have some knobs on them for fine-tuning