Whether it’s raining, foggy or snowing, most of the time, we are happy having fog lights on your automobile. But, they can occasionally be out of adjustment or you may find that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s for what reason we wrote this short post to teach you to you how to adjust the fog lights on your BMW X5?. To make this happen, first, we will discover what is the benefit of adjusting the fog lights of his car, then, in a second section, how to adjust the fog lights of your BMW X5.
Why is it crucial to adjust the front fog lights of your BMW X5?
So we will start our short post with the advantage of adjusting the fog lights to BMW X5. Even though 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 obligatory on an BMW X5, permits you to greatly increase your visibility. However, it is only permitted 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 BMW X5 allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they provide. Moreover, fog lights that are not effectively adjusted will inevitably affect the drivers you cross and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore important, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights correctly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your BMW X5?
Now let’s go forward to the portion you’re most likely most considering in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your BMW X5? Now that you have understood the interest of this adjustment, which may seem trivial, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is extremely simple, here are a few simple steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your car, 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 BMW X5.
- Place your car on a flat floor with a clean wall in front of you, preferably between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the distance from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your BMW X5), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and tag it with a construction tape for example.
- Switch on the fog lights on your BMW X5 and control 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, throughout the engine compartment you will have to use the adjustment screws to lower the lighting of your fog lights (these screws are generally located above your fog lights, you should find them easily, they will be more or less accessible determined by the year and the options of your BMW X5)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your BMW X5, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that they are not anymore illuminating properly, don’t hesitate to consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on BMW X5 if you want to check their lighting level.
If you need more guides on the BMW X5, go to our BMW X5 category.
