Whether it’s raining, foggy or snowing, in general, we are happy being eqquiped of fog lights on your motor vehicle. Nevertheless, they can sometimes be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s explanation why we had written this short post to demonstrate to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Volkswagen Polo?. To accomplish this, first, we will discover what is the purpose of adjusting the fog lights of his car, then, in a second section, how to adjust the fog lights of your Volkswagen Polo.
Why is it useful to adjust the front fog lights of your Volkswagen Polo?
So we will start our short post with the advantage of setting the fog lights to Volkswagen Polo. Although 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 devices, which is not mandatory on an Volkswagen Polo, permits you to greatly enhance your visibility. However, it is exclusively permitted outside built-up sectors in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Volkswagen Polo allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they provide. Moreover, fog lights that are not effectively adjusted will surely disturb the car owners you cross and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore fundamental, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights perfectly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Volkswagen Polo?
Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most interested in in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Volkswagen Polo? Now that you have understood the advantage of this adjustment, which may seem trivial, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is particularly easy, here are a few simple steps 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 Volkswagen Polo.
- Place your car 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 Volkswagen Polo), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and tag it with a construction tape for example.
- Turn on the fog lights on your Volkswagen Polo 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 trace, 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 depending on the year and the options of your Volkswagen Polo)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Volkswagen Polo, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that it has moved, don’t be reluctant to consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Volkswagen Polo if you want to check their lighting level.
If you want more guides on the Volkswagen Polo, go to our Volkswagen Polo category.
