![]() ![]() Rear fog lights are often placed on the left side of the vehicle. Your normal taillights are fairly dim, so they are not as likely be seen in foggy weather. The job of the rear fog lamp is to reveal the position of your vehicle when driving in the fog, snow or other conditions that limit visibility. Typically, the rear fog light is a bright red light that is the same brightness as your brake lights. While not common in the U.S., rear fog lights are mandatory in Europe. Rear fog lights are not common in the U.S., but since they are present on some high-end vehicles, it’s important to understand them. In others, it might just be a small but brilliantly lit bulb in a larger taillight assembly. In some vehicles, it looks like the driver has their foot on the brake. What this looks like varies from one model to another. ![]() These fog lights are especially useful on Europe’s high-speed highways, but also in any situation of decreased visibility, like snowstorms, thick fog, heavy rain, etc. In a number of high-end European cars, the fog light button not only illuminates additional driving lights in the front bumper, it also brightens part of the taillights so that your car is more visible to vehicles behind you in the fog. Related: My Car Does What? Safety Tech Explained How could I tell that his fog lights were on from behind the car? Because, like so many Americans, this driver didn’t seem to understand what the fog light switch does in his fancy European luxury vehicle: Sometimes, the switch for the fog lights turns on a light in the rear. CARS.COM - Driving home one night, I pulled onto the highway on a dark but clear evening behind an older Jaguar XJ sedan and was blinded by the driver’s fog lights, even though there wasn’t a bit of fog that evening.
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