Lamp Setting on a Mercedes-Benz W212 (E-class up to model Year 2016)

Scheinwerfer einstellen bei einem BMW 530d f07

Important safety note

The following technical information and practical tips have been compiled by HELLA in order to provide professional support to vehicle workshops in their day-to-day work. The information provided on this website is intended for suitably qualified personnel only.

Step-by-step instructions

1

Vehicle and work preparation

Firstly, the vehicle is prepared: this includes placing it on the properly set up lamp workstation , the connecting of a battery charger and also the visual and functional test.

2

Correct alignment to vehicle

The beamsetter is then aligned to the vehicle.

3

Positioning the SEG in alignment to the lamp

With the SEG IV the device is optimally positioned to each individual light source with the aid of the laser pointer (for double lamps, repositioning is necessary in each case for low beam/high beam).

4

Reading the forward inclination

The required forward inclination can be seen on the B-pillar of the Mercedes W212. In the example, this is 1%.

5

Setting the forward inclination

On the SEG IV, the forward inclination read in this way is set accordingly using the rotary control knob. With the SEG V, the forward inclination is automatically taken over by the device during vehicle selection.

6

Initiation of light measurement(s)

This is followed by the initiation of the actual light measurement, firstly of the low beam.

7

Result of low beam measurement

The result of the low beam can be read off the analogue scale on the SEG IV.

With the SEG V the result is displayed digitally. In the example, the light distribution is OK in each case.

8

Result of the high beam measurement

The high beam measurement is then carried out accordingly. The results of the example measurements are also OK in every case.

Deviations from the reference values - two examples

In our example measurements shown above, the results were error-free. But how do results that deviate from the standard value present themselves? Here we provide an overview based on the low beam measurement with the SEG IV.

In the first example, the lamp is set too low and too far to the left. This is shown by the fact that the measurement line runs below the reference line and has a centre offset.

In the second example, the lamp is set too high and too far to the right. The cut-off line runs above the reference line and also has a centre offset.

In both cases, the lamps would have to be readjusted accordingly until the reference specifications are met.

Practical tip

Both the SEG IV and the SEG V allow the lux values generated by the lamp to be measured in parallel with the light distribution measurement. In this way, it is possible to reliably assess whether the maximum permissible glare value of the low beam is exceeded and the minimum illuminance of the high beam is reached or the maximum illuminance is exceeded.

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