Whether it’s raining, foggy or snowing, most of the time, we kind of enjoy having fog lights on your motor vehicle. However, they can once in a while be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s the reasons we published this short post to explain to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Cadillac ATS?. To make this happen, first, we will discover what is the meaning of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in another section, how to adjust the fog lights of your Cadillac ATS.

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Why is it crucial to adjust the front fog lights of your Cadillac ATS?

So we will begin our short post with the importance of setting the fog lights to Cadillac ATS. Even though some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the possibility to change their setting so that they light up more or less high. This devices, which is not mandatory on an Cadillac ATS, enables you to greatly improve your visibility. However, it is exclusively permitted outside built-up sectors in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having an optimal setting of the fog lights of its Cadillac ATS allows you not to blind and to increase the gain in visibility that they give. In addition, fog lights that are not properly adjusted will surely affect the car owners 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 Cadillac ATS?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re most likely most focused on in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Cadillac ATS? Now that you have understood the advantage of this adjustment, which may seem unimportant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is specifically basic, here are a few steps 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 Cadillac ATS.
  • Place your vehicle on a flat floor 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 Cadillac ATS), 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 Cadillac ATS 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 point, 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 quickly, they will be more or less accessible depending on the year and the options of your Cadillac ATS)

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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Cadillac ATS, 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 read our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Cadillac ATS if you want to verify their lighting level.

If you wish more guides on the Cadillac ATS, go to our Cadillac ATS category.