Special Collection of Lighting Tips (5) Fog Lights
1. Opening
Do you really know how to use your car’s lights? Is it really used correctly? The correct use of car lights can not only protect your own safety, but also create an orderly traffic environment. Therefore, Fun Car will launch a series of special programs on lighting usage techniques. In this episode, Spark Plug will first talk to you about fog lamps.
2. What are fog lights?
· Car fog lights are installed on the front and rear of the car and are used to illuminate the road and provide safety warnings when driving in rainy and foggy weather. Improved visibility for the driver and surrounding traffic participants.
· Its main feature is its strong penetrability in fog. In weather with low visibility, it is easy for vehicles or pedestrians to notice it early, thus effectively preventing accidents. However, it should be noted that fog lights cannot be used as daily lighting. Using fog lights at night when visibility is good may cause traffic accidents.
3. Under what circumstances do you need to turn on the fog lights?
· As the name suggests, it will definitely come in handy in rainy and foggy days. According to the provisions of the Road Traffic Law, motor vehicles should turn on their fog lights when the visibility is less than 200 meters in rainy and foggy days.
· Vehicles with fog lights turned on are indeed a great disturbance to the vision of other drivers, especially vehicles with rear fog lights turned on. Fog lights can become very glaring in an environment with good visibility. It may cause interference or even damage to the eyes of other drivers, which may lead to a car accident. Therefore, traffic regulations in many countries clearly stipulate that vehicles are prohibited from turning on fog lights when visibility is good.
4. How to turn on the fog lights?
· We need to remember this logo.
· To turn on the fog lights, you need to turn on the headlights or headlights first; turn on the front fog lights before turning on the rear fog lights. You cannot turn on the rear fog lights alone.
· Toggle switch
· Button type
· Knob type (Volkswagen’s weird design)
5. How to determine whether to turn on the fog lights from inside the car?
· We can refer to the indicator light on the dashboard or the fog light switch of some models to determine whether to turn on the fog lights.
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