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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 11:38 PM
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So, I've had the car a while, I've looked through the manual, but can't figure this out.
Front fog lights, how do you turn them on?
They run as daylight running lights, but not the whole fog lamp. the fog light setting only illuminates the rear fog lights, but when i turn the car of, and park, they seem to come on fully as part of the exit/courtesy setting. I know I'm missing something very simple, and I'm sure I'm going to feel stupid in a couple of minutes,

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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 11:43 PM
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Have you tried pulling it?
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 11:50 PM
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^^^^ No, Limey, THAT's not what Kosmo meant!! ^^^

He meant try pulling on and simultaneously turning the light switch ****... it pulls out on many Posrches to turn on the fogs... maybe also on a 991?
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 12:06 AM
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Ha, thanks guys but that was the case on the 997 I think but not on the 991.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 12:09 AM
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Sorry, I think pulling turns on rear, can't remember, been traveling for 13 hours, travel day from hell, just trying to get to Vegas from charleston
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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I wasn't aware of any front fog lights...

My question about rear fog lights...

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/7736...og-lights.html
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 02:04 AM
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you have to turn the headlight switch to the manual "on" then pull out. the "auto" switch spot won't pull out. hope this helps.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 02:09 AM
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there are no front fogs on 991
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by draxa
there are no front fogs on 991
Well that sure makes 'em super tough to turn on, then.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by draxa
there are no front fogs on 991
So the lights that look like fog lights are just the daytime running lights?
That's strange, I thought that as per my first note that they have different modes, I will double check again even I get home
Thx
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by draxa
there are no front fogs on 991
Correct. I was told the new lights on the 991 are so good, that fogs are no longer required.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Correct. I was told the new lights on the 991 are so good, that fogs are no longer required.
Yup.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 08:31 AM
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Front fog lights were pretty much rendered obsolete with the projection lamp and their sharp vertical cutoff and the various adaptive side illuminating features. (And it seemed most of the people that used them were for the DRL-like styling anyway!)
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Correct. I was told the new lights on the 991 are so good, that fogs are no longer required.
None on the 997.2 either.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Ok thanks a lot. I have the lighting package (i still enjoy seeing the light beam swivel round corners) and don't have any issues with te lighting. This just popped into my head
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