Headlight Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 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 drivers seat.
Position the vehicle straight ahead and perpendicularly to a wall.
Set the headlights 3 m {10 ft} from the white screen.

Fig 1: Identifying Distance Between Headlight And White Screen
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
While adjusting one headlight, disconnect the connector of the other.
Start the engine to charge the battery.
Adjust the headlights by turning the adjusting screws as shown in the figure. Loosen the screws first, then tighten them.
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 Headlight
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.