Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, most commonly, we are happy being eqquiped of fog lights on your vehicle. However, they can in some instances be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are too high or too low. That’s the reasons we wrote this short post to explain to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Forte?. To do this, first, we will discover what is the reason of adjusting the fog lights of his car, then, in an additional step, how to adjust the fog lights of your Kia Forte.

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Why is it beneficial to adjust the front fog lights of your Kia Forte?

So we will start our short post with the advantage of setting the fog lights to Kia Forte. Nevertheless some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the possibility to change their setting so that they illuminate more or less high. This equipment, which is not mandatory on an Kia Forte, enables you to greatly increase your visibility. However, it is only permitted 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 Kia Forte allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. Moreover, fog lights that are not correctly adjusted will surely disturb the drivers you cross and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore essential, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights properly adjusted.

How to adjust the fog lights of your Kia Forte?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most focused on in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Forte? Now that you have understood the interest of this adjustment, which may seem insignificant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is particularly easy, here are a few things to follow to do it optimally:

  • Empty your car, 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 Kia Forte.
  • 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 height from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Kia Forte), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and mark it with a construction tape for example.
  • Turn on the fog lights on your Kia Forte and control 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, throughout 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 very easily, they will be more or less reachable determined by the year and the options of your Kia Forte)

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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Forte, 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 Kia Forte if you want to check their lighting level.

To find more tips on the Kia Forte, take a look at the Kia Forte category.