Whether it’s raining, foggy or snowing, in most cases, it’s usefull having fog lights on your car. However, they can in some instances be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are too high or too low. That’s for what reason we wrote this article to explain to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Peugeot 308?. To get this done, first, we will see what is the reason of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in an additional step, how to adjust the fog lights of your Peugeot 308.
Why is it crucial to adjust the front fog lights of your Peugeot 308?
So we will commence our article with the point of setting the fog lights to Peugeot 308. Even though 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 equipment, which is not mandatory on an Peugeot 308, enables you to greatly boost your visibility. However, it is exclusively permitted outside built-up areas in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having an optimal setting of the fog lights of its Peugeot 308 allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. Moreover, fog lights that are not effectively adjusted will inevitably disturb the car owners 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 properly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Peugeot 308?
Now let’s move on to the part you’re most likely most enthusiastic about in this article, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Peugeot 308? Now that you have realized the advantage of this adjustment, which may seem insignificant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is particularly simple, here are a few techniques to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your vehicle, verify the pressure of your tires and, place only one person (about 70kg) in the driver’s seat which will simulate an empty weight of your Peugeot 308.
- Place your vehicle on a flat floor 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 Peugeot 308), 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 Peugeot 308 and check 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 point, through 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 quickly, they will be more or less accessible depending on the year and the options of your Peugeot 308)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Peugeot 308, 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 article on how to adjust the low beam lights on Peugeot 308 if you want to verify their lighting level.
If you wish more guides on the Peugeot 308, go to our Peugeot 308 category.
