Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, in general, you appreciate having fog lights on your automobile. Nevertheless, they can in some instances be out of adjustment or you may feel that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s why we composed this short post to teach you to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Citroen Ds5?. To achieve this, first, we will see what is the meaning of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in an extra part, how to adjust the fog lights of your Citroen Ds5.
Why is it necessary to adjust the front fog lights of your Citroen Ds5?
So we will begin our short post with the point of setting the fog lights to Citroen Ds5. Although 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 Citroen Ds5, allows you to greatly increase your visibility. However, it is exclusively allowed outside built-up spaces in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having an optimal setting of the fog lights of its Citroen Ds5 allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. Furthermore, fog lights that are not correctly adjusted will surely bother the car owners you cross and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore crucial, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights perfectly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Citroen Ds5?
Now let’s move on to the part you’re almost certainly most focused on in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Citroen Ds5? Now that you have understood the advantage of this adjustment, which may seem trivial, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is extremely easy, here are a few steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your vehicle, check 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 Ds5.
- 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 Citroen Ds5), 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 Citroen Ds5 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 found 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 Ds5)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Citroen Ds5, 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 Citroen Ds5 if you want to check their lighting level.
To discover more tips on the Citroen Ds5, take a look at the Citroen Ds5 category.
