Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, in general, we are happy having fog lights on your motor vehicle. Even so, they can occasionally be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are too high or too low. That’s why we published this short post to demonstrate to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Audi A8?. To accomplish this, first, we will see what is the benefit of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in a second step, how to adjust the fog lights of your Audi A8.
Why is it useful to adjust the front fog lights of your Audi A8?
So we will start our short post with the point of setting the fog lights to Audi A8. Nevertheless some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the possibility to modify their setting so that they illuminate more or less high. This equipment, which is not mandatory on an Audi A8, permits you to greatly improve your visibility. However, it is only allowed outside built-up sectors in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Audi A8 allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they give. In addition, fog lights that are not effectively adjusted will surely disturb the car owners you pass and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore crucial, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights correctly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Audi A8?
Now let’s go forward to the portion you’re most likely most enthusiastic about in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Audi A8? Now that you have realized the interest 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 things to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your vehicle, verify the pressure of your tires and, set only one person (about 70kg) in the driver’s seat which will simulate an empty weight of your Audi A8.
- Place your vehicle on a flat surface with a clean wall in front of you, ideally between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the height from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Audi A8), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and tag it with a construction tape for example.
- Turn on the fog lights on your Audi A8 and verify 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 placed above your fog lights, you should find them very easily, they will be more or less reachable according to the year and the options of your Audi A8)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Audi A8, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that they are not anymore illuminating properly, don’t be reluctant to consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Audi A8 if you want to verify their lighting level.
If you want more guides on the Audi A8, go to our Audi A8 category.
