Headlight and Front Fog Light Aiming (for Europe)
Headlamp Aiming

1. Inflate the tires to the specified pressure and remove any loads from the vehicle except the driver, spare tire and tools.
2. Park the vehicle on a level floor.
3. Draw a vertical line (vertical line passing through the center of the corresponding lamp) and a horizontal line (horizontal line passing through the center of the headlamps) on the screen.
4. With the vehicle in normal condition and the battery charged, aim the headlight so that the brightest part of the beam falls on the horizontal and vertical lines.
5. To aim the low and high beams left or right, turn the adjusting screw (1) clockwise or counterclockwise. To aim the low and high beams up or down, turn the screwdriver (2) clockwise or counterclockwise.
Front Fog Lamp Aiming


The front fog light can be aimed in the same way as the headlights.
With the vehicle in normal condition and the battery charged, aim the front fog light.
To aim the front fog light up or down, turn the driver clockwise or counterclockwise.
Aiming Point



Low Beam Headlight (Left-Hand Drive Vehicle)
1. Turn on the low beam without a driver in the vehicle.
2. The light-dark boundary line should project onto the light-dark boundary line shown in the illustration.
3. When aiming the low beam, adjust the vertical aim after adjusting the horizontal aim.
4. If the headlight leveling device is installed, adjust the headlight leveling device switch to the 0 position.

Low Beam Headlight (Right-Hand Drive Vehicle)
1. Turn on the low beam without a driver in the vehicle.
2. The light-dark boundary line should project onto the light-dark boundary line shown in the illustration.
3. When aiming the low beam, adjust the vertical aim after adjusting the horizontal aim.
4. If the headlight leveling device is installed, adjust the headlight leveling device switch to the 0 position.

Front Fog Lamp
1. Turn on the front fog light without a driver in the vehicle.
2. The light-dark boundary should project within the allowable range (shaded area).
Test yourself
A quick Kia Picanto JA quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.