Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, in most cases, we are happy having fog lights on your motor vehicle. Even so, they can in some cases be out of adjustment or you may feel that they are adjust 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 Kia Sportage?. To make this happen, first, we will see what is the meaning of adjusting the fog lights of his automobile, then, in an extra step, how to adjust the fog lights of your Kia Sportage.
Why is it crucial to adjust the front fog lights of your Kia Sportage?
So we will start our short post with the advantage of setting the fog lights to Kia Sportage. Even though some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the possibility to modify their setting so that they illuminate more or less high. This devices, which is not obligatory on an Kia Sportage, allows you to greatly boost 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 a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Kia Sportage allows you not to blind and to increase the gain in visibility that they provide. Furthermore, fog lights that are not correctly adjusted will surely affect the car owners you pass and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore necessary, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights perfectly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Kia Sportage?
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 Kia Sportage? Now that you have realized the interest 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 simple steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your automobile, 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 Kia Sportage.
- Place your automobile on a flat area 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 Kia Sportage), 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 Kia Sportage and control 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 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 located above your fog lights, you should find them very easily, they will be more or less reachable according to the year and the options of your Kia Sportage)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Sportage, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that they are not anymore illuminating properly, don’t hesitate to consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Kia Sportage if you want to verify their lighting level.
If you wish more guides on the Kia Sportage, go to our Kia Sportage category.
