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Fog light question: US TT's: light switch in first detente, pull out should turn on front fogs?

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Old 09-19-2000, 06:09 AM
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Default Fog light question: US TT's: light switch in first detente, pull out should turn on front fogs?

I swear this is the way mine used to work. Today I noticed the fogs in the headlamp cluster won't come on until I go to the 2nd detente (headlights on) and then pull the switch out.

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Left is off, middle is running lights, pull out for fogs only, right is headlights, pull out for fogs, too.

I am pretty sure mine are broken, as the fogs don't come on in the middle detente with the switch pulled out toward me, too.

Please verify, US drivers. Thank you.

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Default I am sure that is they only work when headlights are on. I do wonder...

if there is some US law requiring this. My other car works the same way.
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Default First indent running lights only/second indent head lights and pull out switch fogs...

fogs do not activate on first indent (eventhough you can pull out switch)<p><img SRC="http://eerickso.tripod.com/amulettsig2.jpg" BORDER=0>

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Default Re: I am sure that is they only work when headlights are on. I do wonder...

All three of the german cars I have owned work this way but I do see some cars and trucks such as the Jeep Grand Cherrokee that are able to turn them on with the parking lights.
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Default Supposedly US federal law

The foglights only work with the headlights on, although the switch can be pulled out in the parking lights detent (probably because it's legal in other countries). It's supposedly US federal law that foglights can only be on with the headlights.
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Default Hmmm...my Mercedes ML430 you could run fogs with running lights only on...interesting

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Thanks everyone!
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Default Yeah, I saw a stock '87 Corvette that could too

Thought Chevy snuck it by for aesthetic reasons, since it would look cool to have parking lights and fog lights on without those popup headlights marring the car's lines.
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