Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, most commonly, it’s usefull being eqquiped of fog lights on your motor vehicle. However, they can occasionally be out of adjustment or you may feel that they are too high or too low. That’s the key reason why we published this short post to show you to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Citroen Cactus?. To do this, first, we will see what is the point of adjusting the fog lights of his car, then, in an additional section, how to adjust the fog lights of your Citroen Cactus.

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Why is it necessary to adjust the front fog lights of your Citroen Cactus?

So we will commence our short post with the interest of setting the fog lights to Citroen Cactus. Nevertheless some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the opportunity to change their setting so that they illuminate more or less high. This gear, which is not obligatory on an Citroen Cactus, enables you to greatly improve 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 an optimal setting of the fog lights of its Citroen Cactus allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. Furthermore, fog lights that are not correctly adjusted will inevitably disturb the drivers you pass and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore fundamental, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights perfectly adjusted.

How to adjust the fog lights of your Citroen Cactus?

Now let’s go forward to the part you’re almost certainly most enthusiastic about in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Citroen Cactus? Now that you have realized the advantage of this adjustment, which may seem insignificant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is really basic, here are a few steps to follow to do it optimally:

  • Empty your car, 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 Citroen Cactus.
  • Place your car on a flat area 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 Citroen Cactus), 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 Citroen Cactus and verify that the beam of the lights is less than or equal to the mark you just marked on the wall.
  • If they light 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 easily, they will be more or less reachable according to the year and the options of your Citroen Cactus)

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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Citroen Cactus, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that they are not anymore illuminating properly, don’t think twice to read our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Citroen Cactus if you want to verify their lighting level.

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