Whether it’s raining, foggy or snowing, most commonly, you appreciate having fog lights on your car. But, they can in some cases be out of adjustment or you may find that they are too high or too low. That’s for what reason we had written this short post to explain to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Stronic?. To get this done, first, we will see what is the meaning of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in an extra section, how to adjust the fog lights of your Kia Stronic.
Why is it necessary to adjust the front fog lights of your Kia Stronic?
So we will begin our short post with the interest of setting the fog lights to Kia Stronic. Although 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 gear, which is not obligatory on an Kia Stronic, allows you to greatly boost your visibility. However, it is only permitted outside built-up areas in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Kia Stronic allows you not to blind and to increase the gain in visibility that they provide. Additionally, fog lights that are not properly adjusted will surely affect 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 perfectly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Kia Stronic?
Now let’s move on to the part you’re most likely most interested in in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Stronic? Now that you have realized the interest of this adjustment, which may seem unimportant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is specifically simple, here are a few steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your vehicle, 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 Stronic.
- 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 Kia Stronic), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and mark it with a construction tape for example.
- Switch on the fog lights on your Kia Stronic 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 trace, throughout 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 accessible according to the year and the options of your Kia Stronic)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Kia Stronic, 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 consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Kia Stronic if you want to verify their lighting level.
To find more tips on the Kia Stronic, take a look at the Kia Stronic category.
