I recently just bought a 2018 CX-5 GT and drove across Iowa last night and it was scary with just the low beams as they are way too low and don't project out far enough. Can the low beam headlights be adjusted up and if so, how do you raise them? Thanks!
2018 CX-5 GT Headlight Adjustment
- Thread starter Nick_M
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- W WA
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- 2024 CX-5 Premium
The low beams on all vehicles are set so that they don't project as far as the high beams. This is for safety reasons so as to not blind oncoming drivers. I presume you were unable to use your high beams due to oncoming traffic.
As I aged past 50yo (I'm now 67) my night vision deteriorated. I still have better than 20/20 vision but have difficulty in low-light situations like driving at night and trying to read menus in dimly lit restaurants. My solution for driving is to avoid driving at night. If I'm in a situation where I must drive, I reduce my speed and use fog lights to illuminate the shoulders of the road where animals may be lurking.
As I aged past 50yo (I'm now 67) my night vision deteriorated. I still have better than 20/20 vision but have difficulty in low-light situations like driving at night and trying to read menus in dimly lit restaurants. My solution for driving is to avoid driving at night. If I'm in a situation where I must drive, I reduce my speed and use fog lights to illuminate the shoulders of the road where animals may be lurking.
I agree. With the standard setup, you can’t see far enough to more than about 40 mph, at least here where the deer hazard is extreme. I drive mostly two lane rural roads, and when there is oncoming traffic, with the lights dimmed and no ambient lights from street lights, it’s really bad. My BMW X5 was the same way. I’d love to know if I could raise them a bit. The dims still wouldn’t come anywhere near blinding oncoming drivers.
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2022 CX5 Signature - Machine Grey
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- NS, Canada
Here is more info.
2018 CX-5 GT Tech have lateral/horizontal headlight aiming/adjustment screws?
Recently had the drivers side headlight replaced under warranty (moisture + dead LED accent) and the aiming seems off pointed high and to the center of car compared to before. Took it back to the dealer and they adjusted the vertical axis but said there is no adjustment for the horizontal axis...
I figured it out. There is a 10mm bolt that can be turned to adjust the headlights up and down. The bolt is horizontal and the head of it is on the back side of the headlight. Turning the bolt makes very small adjustments so in my case it took a bunch of turns to raise them up a little.
