Whether it’s raining, foggy or snowing, in most cases, we are happy having fog lights on your automobile. But, they can in some instances be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s for what reason we composed this article to show you to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Jeep Compass?. To do this, first, we will see what is the benefit of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in an additional section, how to adjust the fog lights of your Jeep Compass.
Why is it important to adjust the front fog lights of your Jeep Compass?
So we will begin our article with the benefit of adjusting the fog lights to Jeep Compass. Nevertheless some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the opportunity to change their setting so that they light up more or less high. This gear, which is not mandatory on an Jeep Compass, permits you to greatly increase your visibility. However, it is exclusively permitted outside built-up spaces in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Jeep Compass allows you not to blind and to increase the gain in visibility that they give. Additionally, fog lights that are not effectively adjusted will inevitably affect the drivers you pass 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 Jeep Compass?
Now let’s go forward to the part you’re probably most interested in in this article, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Jeep Compass? 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 specifically basic, here are a few things 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 Jeep Compass.
- Place your vehicle on a flat area with a clean wall in front of you, ideally between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the distance from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Jeep Compass), 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 Jeep Compass 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 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 placed above your fog lights, you should find them very easily, they will be more or less reachable determined by the year and the options of your Jeep Compass)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Jeep Compass, 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 article on how to adjust the low beam lights on Jeep Compass if you want to check their lighting level.
If you want more guides on the Jeep Compass, go to our Jeep Compass category.
