2014 V70 Front fog light switch

[1981George]

Hello,
This might be a stupid question but how do I turn on the front fog lights?

I can't find a switch. There's a blank button above the rear fog light switch.
When I checked the manual it doesn't mention the front fog lights at all. It shows the light controls for my car and they are exactly like mine, with a blank button above the rear fogs that looks like a good location for the front fog light switch but is blank.

My car does have what look like front fog lights low down in the front bumper, they might be daylight running lights. Is there a way to turn them on if required?
I tried the button for the rear fogs to see if it brought the front fog lights on as well but it didnt.

[Kev0607]

Originally Posted by 1981George

Hello,
This might be a stupid question but how do I turn on the front fog lights?

I can't find a switch. There's a blank button above the rear fog light switch.
When I checked the manual it doesn't mention the front fog lights at all. It shows the light controls for my car and they are exactly like mine, with a blank button above the rear fogs that looks like a good location for the front fog light switch but is blank.

My car does have what look like front fog lights low down in the front bumper, they might be daylight running lights. Is there a way to turn them on if required?
I tried the button for the rear fogs to see if it brought the front fog lights on as well but it didnt.

The button to turn on the front fog lights should be above the button for the rear ones (the one you're saying is blank). As its blank, it would appear that you haven't got any front fog lights.

As for the daytime running lights, they should be on anyway when the car is on? If they aren't, you may need to turn the light switch fully clockwise to the right.

[1981George]

Originally Posted by Kev0607

The button to turn on the front fog lights should be above the button for the rear ones (the one you're saying is blank). As its blank, it would appear that you haven't got any front fog lights.

As for the daytime running lights, they should be on anyway when the car is on? If they aren't, you may need to turn the light switch fully clockwise to the right.

Thanks Kev, when I bought the car it looked like it had front fog lights which is pretty standard these days anyway. As I drove to work this morning it was foggy and I couldn't see the switch for the front fog lights.

I've put some photos of a very similar car to mine from a dealer on autotrader (a bit newer but otherwise the same).

The front of the car photo shows what to me look like front fog lights. They might be day light running lights, I've not checked if they're on in the daylight.

The second photo is the light controls image from the manual. The button for the rear fog lights is there, and there's a space above where I would expect the front fog lights to be. Every image of the light controls in the manual is like this. When the manual goes through an option my car doesn't have it will show the button and the name will have an asterisk after it explaining it's an option. There's nothing in the manual about front fog lights at all and not one image showing a switch for them.

I've included another image from the car on autotrader. Although it's not that clear this is an image with the driver's door open. The light controls can be seen but there is not a button above the rear fog light for the front fog light. Despite this being a car that looks like it has front fog lights.

Even if the lights I'm talking about aren't front fog lights, I'd like to be able to turn them on if needed.

[george57l]

Originally Posted by 1981George

They might be day light running lights, I've not checked if they're on in the daylight.

I suggest you do check that. You do not have any fog lights and those things you think ARE fog lights are not - they do work, though, trust me.

[1981George]

Originally Posted by george57l

I suggest you do check that. You do not have any fog lights and those things you think ARE fog lights are not - they do work, though, trust me.

Thanks, with it being winter it's dark when I go to work and dark when I come home but I'll check at lunchtime.

[Sotosound]

Originally Posted by 1981George

Thanks, with it being winter it's dark when I go to work and dark when I come home but I'll check at lunchtime.

As far as I can tell, the daytime running lights are permanently on in my own 64-reg V70.

My car also has a blank button where the front fog lights button would be, and photos in Autotrader adverts reveal that the front fog light button was deleted when the 2013 facelift was introduced.

[Baffler]

Yep...front fog lamps were deleted with the face-lift but the lamps are actually present. They are an LED which work in tandem with the headlamp DRL's (verticle strip) during daylight hours with the control switch set to AUTO. When daylight levels drop the fogs are deactivated once the headlamps are engaged.

Not sure the reasoning behind it but I guess those nice people in Sweden had a valid reason. Perhaps the Actice Bending Lamps being sufficient enough?

[Sotosound]

Originally Posted by Baffler

Yep...front fog lamps were deleted with the face-lift but the lamps are actually present. They are an LED which work in tandem with the headlamp DRL's (verticle strip) during daylight hours with the control switch set to AUTO. When daylight levels drop the fogs are deactivated once the headlamps are engaged.

Not sure the reasoning behind it but I guess those nice people in Sweden had a valid reason. Perhaps the Actice Bending Lamps being sufficient enough?

The bendy xenon headlights are only standard on the SE Lux, but the fog light switch is missing on all trim levels......

[apersson850]

We have two XC70. The one from 2012 does have front fog lights, and also dual switches for fog lights (front/rear).

The other one, from 2016, have DRL in the same position as the fog lights used to be. The DRL are on during daytime when the headlights are off, and vice versa when it gets dark. This works by itself with the light switch set to AUTO.
The switch then only handles the rear fog light.

There is no DRL up in the main headlight assembly. Just high/low beams and parking light.
The reason DRL goes off when it's dark is that they aren't aimed downwards, so they may be blinding in the dark.

[Kev0607]

Originally Posted by 1981George

Thanks Kev, when I bought the car it looked like it had front fog lights which is pretty standard these days anyway. As I drove to work this morning it was foggy and I couldn't see the switch for the front fog lights.

I've put some photos of a very similar car to mine from a dealer on autotrader (a bit newer but otherwise the same).

The front of the car photo shows what to me look like front fog lights. They might be day light running lights, I've not checked if they're on in the daylight.

The second photo is the light controls image from the manual. The button for the rear fog lights is there, and there's a space above where I would expect the front fog lights to be. Every image of the light controls in the manual is like this. When the manual goes through an option my car doesn't have it will show the button and the name will have an asterisk after it explaining it's an option. There's nothing in the manual about front fog lights at all and not one image showing a switch for them.

I've included another image from the car on autotrader. Although it's not that clear this is an image with the driver's door open. The light controls can be seen but there is not a button above the rear fog light for the front fog light. Despite this being a car that looks like it has front fog lights.

Even if the lights I'm talking about aren't front fog lights, I'd like to be able to turn them on if needed.

It would appear those lights on your model year aren't actually fog lights, they're daytime running lights. Put the light control to "auto" and see if they come on.