One rear fog lamp instead of 2. Why is this so on a 99 E430????
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One rear fog lamp instead of 2. Why is this so on a 99 E430????
Con someone enlighten me as to why these cars came with a single rear fog light instead of two. The car appears to be capable of both sides, yest only one supplied. Thanks for solving the mystery!
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Originally posted by linh
So it won't confuse other driver that your's car brake is ON !!!
So it won't confuse other driver that your's car brake is ON !!!
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Ok Gents, however no one has answered the question as to why? Jaguars, Volvos, Land Rovers, Audi's all have two. So why not the Benz. The Fog lamp is in the trunk housing, not the side brake housings.
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i didn't realize other cars had 2 rear fog lights (the little red light). are you positive about that? the only other car that i know about is SAAB which has one light (but two housings). my understanding is that there should be only one light and as others have stated, it is a safety issue - so that its not confused w/ brake lights.
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yeah, definitely two on those vehicles. Take a look next time on the road. Land Rover has them in the bumper, along with Jaguar. Volvo, and Audi are integrated.
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It is my understanding that the reason there is only one is as above, to keep drivers behind you from thinking it is a brake light. After driving the Autobahn in bad weather, coming up on another can be very scary. I found it comforting to see the one bright rear fog light. I knew immediately what it was.
About ten years ago there were several VERY severe chain reaction accidents outside of Stuttgart which were caused by too fast driving in bad weather. Mercedes investigated the accidents and found that sudden braking, unnecessarily was the cause.
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About ten years ago there were several VERY severe chain reaction accidents outside of Stuttgart which were caused by too fast driving in bad weather. Mercedes investigated the accidents and found that sudden braking, unnecessarily was the cause.
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Re: One rear fog lamp instead of 2. Why is this so on a 99 E430????
Originally posted by Randy B
Con someone enlighten me as to why these cars came with a single rear fog light instead of two. The car appears to be capable of both sides, yest only one supplied. Thanks for solving the mystery!
Con someone enlighten me as to why these cars came with a single rear fog light instead of two. The car appears to be capable of both sides, yest only one supplied. Thanks for solving the mystery!
Last edited by vadim; Dec 9, 2001 at 12:15 AM.
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European cars only have 1 rear foglight, on the drivers side (left).
United Kingdom cars have 2, this is so that they are legal to drive in other countries. They also have headlamps covers that they must put on to be able to drive in LHD countries.
United Kingdom cars have 2, this is so that they are legal to drive in other countries. They also have headlamps covers that they must put on to be able to drive in LHD countries.
