Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, in most cases, we are happy being eqquiped of fog lights on your car. But, they can sometimes be out of adjustment or you may feel that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s the reasons we composed this short post to demonstrate to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Audi A5?. To accomplish this, first, we will see what is the reason of adjusting the fog lights of his automobile, then, in a second part, how to adjust the fog lights of your Audi A5.
Why is it essential to adjust the front fog lights of your Audi A5?
So we will start our short post with the importance of adjusting the fog lights to Audi A5. Nevertheless some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the opportunity to modify their setting so that they light up more or less high. This gear, which is not mandatory on an Audi A5, enables you to greatly boost your visibility. However, it is only authorized outside built-up areas in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having an optimal setting of the fog lights of its Audi A5 allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. Additionally, fog lights that are not effectively adjusted will undoubtedly bother the car owners you pass and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore necessary, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights perfectly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Audi A5?
Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most enthusiastic about in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Audi A5? Now that you have realized the advantage of this adjustment, which may seem trivial, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is extremely basic, here are a few simple steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your automobile, check the pressure of your tires and, place only one person (about 70kg) in the driver’s seat which will simulate an empty weight of your Audi A5.
- Place your automobile on a flat surface with a clean wall in front of you, ideally between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the distance from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Audi A5), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and mark it with a construction tape for example.
- Switch on the fog lights on your Audi A5 and check that the beam of the lights is less than or equal to the mark you just marked on the wall.
- If they illuminate higher than this mark, through the engine compartment you will have to use the adjustment screws to lower the lighting of your fog lights (these screws are generally found above your fog lights, you should find them easily, they will be more or less reachable determined by the year and the options of your Audi A5)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Audi A5, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that it has moved, don’t think twice to consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Audi A5 if you want to check their lighting level.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Audi A5, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A5 category.
