In Cars, Videos / By Paul Tan / 20 May 2016 7:58 pm / 108 comments
Proper Usage of Rear Fog Lamps
Did you know – rear fog lamps are now a requirement for Malaysian cars? Not everyone may be familiar with using them, so here's a quick guide on its proper usage! :)
Posted by Toyota Malaysia on Friday, May 20, 2016
Rear fog lamps are an unfamiliar feature to many Malaysians as they usually aren’t on a car’s equipment list unless you have an European or premium make. However, they’re now a standard feature on all newly launched cars since 2013, as they are a requirement under the UN regulations that our country has adopted.
It’s no surprise then, that many motorists don’t know when a car’s rear fog lamp should be used. We end up with many who just leave them on all the time, and this poses a problem to everyone driving behind the person as rear fog lamps are very bright – we end up getting blinded by them.
UMW Toyota has created this educational video to explain when rear fog lamps should be used – basically they should only be used in low visibility situations such as fog as well as heavy rain.
Watch the video, take note, and share it with other drivers, please!
In Malaysia this is SPORT light. Looks garang and angry! When i turn on the SPORT light, my car add an additional of 50hp. Which make me feel fast! No, is really fast.
The new VIOS is the culprit. VIOS drivers think it’s cool to have as many lights on as possible. Kampung mentality it’s so bad till UMW needs to put up this video. See them FLASH at them give them a taste of own medicine
It is just a lack of common sense. If you notice, the DRL of the current Vios is also blinding. UMW Toyota ought to do something about it. One of my cars have LED DRL but it can be switched off. I only switch it on if there is a dark sky.
What you expect when they source cheap from China alibaba
At least my car has a fog light. Not yours
This is a good video. We should watch it. But don’t even talk about back fog lights. Many cars on the road still until today got no 3rd brake lights even.
Many cars, especially Protons, even the brake light also fuse, and the drivers happily drive in the day and night. Many times, we have nearly langgar cars that have braked but totally got no lights at the back.
Where is the PDRM here? All the time they are hiding trying to catch speeding, safety belt etc, talking on handphone etc.
But the real dangers like no third brake lights, no brake lights and all that, PDRM don’t do anything.
PDRM is famous for their road blocks. Everyday faithfully they will do hundreds of road blocks for their duit kopi. But lights and safety features of old and buruk cars, they tutup mata.
Look at the Proton persona with HID on its reflective headlight then you know what is true blinding…
Hate to be pedantic, but it’s SPOT light
No, in Malaysia is SPORT light, which makes the car looks sportier and cool.
Don’t even look at fog lights. Even when hujan lebat gila gila, Malaysians scared to swtich on their lights. I ask one driver why he never switch on his lights, he said he takut bulb fuse, nanti kena beli bulb.
That is how sad Malaysian drivers are. Having lights on reduce accidents as visibility increases. But out Government not interested in educating or making compulsory to swtich on lights during rain.
Extra lights, car club stickers, oversized tyres and bodykits to the teeth..that’s MY car I pay 9 years loan. If don’t like you can set GPS and balik Tongsan.
And Malaysians please stop using hazard lights during heavy rain. You look stupid when you do that.
Yup, hazard lights are only for when the car is stationary/not moving.
No. I disagree. For those old cars which have very weak rear, they do really need to turn on the hazard light for safety purpose.
It will end up confusing people. If you feel your car is not safe to drive in heavy rain. Please kindly stop at the nearest R&R or safe spot. Hazard light may be mistaken as signal which confuses the othera and end up as not safe to the others.
For those ooooooooold car with weak lights, they belong in the scrap yard. It means the car is not road-worthy, meaning it is not safe for the occupants and/or other road users!!
I know cars are reeallly not cheap here, but the least a car owner can do is to make sure their cars do not pose a danger to themselves and other road users!
Never seen anyone use hazard light on rainy days so far. But I’ve seen people using hazard light for a few second (including me myself) to say thank you to the motorists who gave ways to them in any kind of traffic situation.
answer is never… no fog in malaysia
So… Cameron Highlands is not Malaysia lah ?
Only car clubs go to Cameron. Car clubbers love their “SPORT” lights ON.
kimanis in sabah no fog la? kinabalu park sabah no fog also? your toilet must got frog
His can get fog at toilet when he fogging by vape , so sport light must have at his toilet
malaysia tak pernah hujan lebat ke?
I’ve encountered heavy fog before on the PLUS highway after midnight, I believe in and around Ayer Hitam, Johore. And saw a car crash into another moving car because the car in front was invisible in the dark. Had that car had rear fog lamps, he would’ve been more visible. And yeah, sometimes there is heavy mist in Genting and Camerons too.
It is ok when use in appropriate conditions. Nowadays I You can see 5 in 10 cars switch on their fog lights in clear weather driving. So annoying and irritating. It can be Saga, myvi, persona, alza. Or vios and city.
Damn it. Singapore has a law allowing police to summon misuse of fog lamp up to SGD1k per offence.
SG oso have laws to fine Tesla owners for high emission from their no emission cars.
beside the fog ,how about the glory haze?
Fog lamps are used to improve visibility to other road users, to show our presence and position.
In any of these condition, yes can use fog lamps. Day or night.
I dont know what to say to this type of people. Give him/her thumbs down, everyone!
Stop using fog lights in normal situation. Truly annoyed of those ignorant people.
for ignorant people like that , just use back the high beam on them. they blind u, u blind him back.
Sorry, i must turn in on at all time. Otherwise my car doesnt look SPORT enough. Sorry bro.
I think actually part of the people they don’t really know that they have turned on the rear fog lights as they don’t even know got this function.
unfortunately many malaysians think it is a cool feature and switch it on all the time which annoys other drivers
When shud we use it? When we wan to ah beng ourselves by showing how ‘yeng’ our car is when we use it at all times of the day even when its not necessary.
Thank you UMWT…. seriously, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for making this PSA. Also, that is Harv’s voice right ? You guys have my dua tangan thumbs up !
I have been in the current gen Vios, the rear foglamp switch is integrated into the right stalk on the steering wheel (it is visible in the video above). It is VERY EASY to accidentally turn on the rear foglamps, and you’d never even realize it. I can’t remember if there’s a rear foglamp on/off indicator on the HUD… I believe there is.
The design of the rear foglamp switch in the current gen Vios is catastrophically flawed. Normally, the switch is mounted elsewhere on the dashboard. Anyway, if the Vios driver is careful, he/she can avoid activating the rear foglamps by accident. Unfortunately, most drivers probably don’t even realize this, and this makes other people hate the already very much hated Vios even more.
Again, thank you for making this PSA. I hope every Malaysian driver will watch this.
We need new design for the switches. Go learn from conti cars, toyota. Thats how u r here today!
Actually the conti cars are the biggest culprits. Those I see on the road are mostly Range Rovers with bright rear fog lights. Like announcing to the world they are driving expensive SUVs. Got money but no brain. Rich but selfish. Vios fog light in comparison no where as half strength of the Range Rovers, probably due to the price difference.
there is theory….the bigger the car they own the more idiot they are.
The irony is when most of people who left their rear fog lamp open are those who drive the new Toyota Vios. Bloody annoying.
Vios is the new Pagani haha
Yes, agree….some ‘donkeys’ just dunno how to use it wisely and make people around them curse them like mad….PLEASE read your car manual book that is provided in your car glovebox or bonnet….and dont make that muka ‘sepuluh sen’ or unhappy when we high beam you and when we cut you off….
I will literally ram my Hilux (with bull bars of course) behind any car that is caught using the rear fog lamps in normal conditions, freaking nuisance…
The light is too bright and can disturb other drivers vision.
Why do that? “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi.
“Kalau tak suka naik uber, naik lah teksi.” ~ Datuk Shamsu
You dare to ram into other car, I will make sure you stay in jail next day!!
lol, Toyota Malaysia talking about safety, the irony…
i on my VIOS TRD rear fog lamp everytime i switch on my front fog lamp in every night
Is there fog where you drive every night? If no, please switch off both front and rear. Your headlights are enough
no fog got fog..turn on only..alternator running also..wony drain battery until cnt start
He is a troll. Ignore him/her.
It’s the same thing with front fog lights.. It’s never foggy 99.9% of the time here.. Stop using them
not all new cars have this rear fog lamp feature in malaysia still, example the new X-Trail, ASX, City etc.
I owned a x trail too it is quite a shame when 140k car dont have fog light.but my another car hrv have it ……speechless. Malaysia need fog light not only fog but heavy rain…
vios got rear fog lamp..increase safety..buy vios
And some idiot just like to put double signal when the visibility is low. This is post a very dangerous and confusion for other drivers
I think is because last time we domt have car with fog light. So better use double signal to measure the distance as u cant pressing the brake in heavy rain right ? Ya i agree confusing,
Agree that it is confusing. But, hazard is ONLY while u r not moving. Period.
Agree with u. Especially when a person following an ambulance with their sick relatives on the way to hospital. Wonder which rules are they following.
Bro, the ‘double signal’ is called the ‘Hazard signal/light’
i would blame the UMW coz they the one who responsible to put the that light..manjority more than 79% vios driver are not ready for that
don’t blame UMW, blame the drivers, 79% vios drivers don’t care, they have the option not to turn it on anyway … saw many of them do it on highway. Not only rear, some even turn on the front fog lights only, no headlights …
This is funny.Malaysia adopted this regulation but not the minimum safety of 6 airbags,VSC etc on every car on sale in Malaysia. Any of you ever experience fog here in Malaysia?only in certain areas perhaps.
Can only pass the law if Proton approves.
P1 alredi have. Alza bila lagi?
Conti car only have 1 side fog light,why vios got both?
I have a conti car. Mine is within the brake lights. There is three different in light intensity: light on, fog lamps on, and braking.
Even when it’s not foggy, every Malaysian driver still feel it’s necessary to turn on every single lights available on their car. Even in driving school they never teach you in what conditions fog lamps are needed
This is a common problem with Vios and Cerato drivers!
Don’t froget Preve, the rear foglamp is mounted high up at the rear light position, making it even more irritating than Vios when the idiotic driver turns it on at night.
The rear fog lamp sometimes can be use to tell some bloody driver that use high beam all the time in city drive without even knowing they actually let it on all the time. Or warn other driver behind us there might be some abnormal situation in front of us so that they can aware.
Which rule are u following? Lesen terbang ka? U must be the guy who think giving hi-beam to pass a car in front. Give signal to the right la! Even u r driving a maserati and in front of u an iswara, u need to use this rule. Its textbook. If the iswara dont give way, u can use ur lorry horn to scare the sh*t out of him. Dont be like, “tepi2, aku nk lalulah” while flashing ur lamps. Angkuhh.
Hello, since when we are talking about use high beam to flash the car in front to let us pass? U need to go back study again. Singh
How about HI BEAM tutorial video? Also need it very much. As we find more 3rd world country driver & 3rd level mentality women here.
i never turn on fog lamp i just open daylight only issit ok ?
How about front fog lamp? Myvis, alzas, exoras, vioses, they like to switch on their front fog lamps at night, eventhough not raining or fog. Maybe the manufacturers need to think abt new design for the switches and make auto headlamp mandatory. Like conti cars.
Hell, if i see any car with front fog lamps during non-raining time at night, i will on mine and with hi-beam.
Auto headlights on conti cars do not control d fog lights. Only d main beam. Besides front fog lights do not really dazzle drivers as the besm is suppose to give a low and wide spread to enable driver to see d side of the roads. Infact most conti cars dont even bother with front fog lights or only provide them as an option as they r pretty useless and not required by EU law. Only d rear r mandatory. Also those cars with intelligent light systems now do not bother to install front fog lights. Volvo, mercedes, jaguar and even rolls Royce dont have front fog lights.
Yup, i dont mean to go through regulation or needs here. Try google how Merc & Beemer design their switch (knob) to control lights. Starts from auto light OR manual OR manual + front fog (by pulling the knob) OR manual + front fog + rear fog lights (further pulling the knob). I cant believe i have to explain about the knob operations here. Urggghh.
Well, perhaps toyota designer/engineer could understand. If only Paultan.org allows commenter to post pics here. Hey, i dont mind to register. Its better than having rubbish comments that all must be linked to politic.
(Sorry fogfog, i dont mean its u that relates comments to politic. I dont frequently give comment here. I just hope Paultan.org can be more mature than attracting commenter)
Not to mention they using fog light as their main beam, and want tu show finger went other drivers changing lane without noticing them.
The only reason why they put this video is because there are so many complaints on the Vios drivers that turn on the fog light for no apparent reason.
They think it is cool if their car is lit up like a Christmas tree. LOL.
I do the same to them. First I go behind them and high beam for 5 seconds. Then I overtake them and turn on MY fog lamps on/off/on/off/on/off/on/off/on/off. After this, I drive away.
..i used to travel through timur barat highway in moonsoon season november and disember..and i can tell u we need this light heavily.used it properly .people will appreciated u.
Government should de-regulate rear fog light. Our envoirnment and people mentality is not suitable. Anyway we have very rare of foggy. Rear foglight is very bright and dangerous that blind other behind car’s driver.
Some parts of europe regulations only permit 1 rear fog lights and it must be on the driver side only. This is to prevent drivers from confusing with d brake lights as old models use to use similar bulb and intensity. However notice many new bmw in Msia do not follow this regulation now. Only car company in msia that do not permit dual fog light is volvo. They even sholder off d wiring in d new models so it isnt a simple bulb installation anymore. Infact a lot of d bmw in Msia do not comply with EU rgulstion. The first batch of F10 and F30 did not have headlamp washers dispite having xenon headlamps which is a mandatory requirement if fitted with d xenon options.
on the topic of hazard lights, has anyone recently looked around while driving taking note of how many hazardous drivers are driving with one hand on the phone?
on average, i count up to 8-10 hazardous drivers surrounded me within a 3 minute window having their hands or face stuck to the phone while driving/swerving aimlessly.
I’m shocked that these numbskulls survive the day without getting themselves into more accidents. They are alive purely down to their dumb luck. AMAZING!
People in this beloved bolehland can’t even use signal or hazard light or high/low beam properly…do you think they care about using/not using this new regulated features….
I think switching on hazard lights during heavy rain is ok. Serves similar purpose to rear fog lights for those not equipped with it.
Many Malaysians are selfish, semi-literate and have an attitude problem.
toyota VIOS always the culprit
I have a fog lamp the size of a small dinner plate resting eye level at the back of my truck. If I see anyone using their blardy fog lamp for no reason, I will overtake you, drive slow and turn on my face-melting fog lamp to give you taste of your own medicine! The fog lamp switch on my dash is a button that disengages everytime the truck is switched off. British engineering/sensibility.
And if you drive your stupid smelly truck in front of my car with your fog light I will press the little red button on my dashboard and fire my missile launcher into your stupid smelly truck and blow it to kingdom come.
oh hell no.. bring it on! I’ll release my cargo of nails and laugh at your popping tires!! muhahhahahaa!!!
Instead of putting up this video, why did Toyota not provide a rear fog light icon that lights up on the instrument cluster to remind drivers. For those of u who doesn’t know what it is, it’s like your high beam blue icon reminder.
Yes you can’t underestimate the number of dumbfunk drivers in Malaysia. The resources we have to waste to educate these idiots. I have even seen a car fitted with RED front foglamps. Hope he gets his wish of a head-on with a truck on a dark narrow road.one night.
I would like to recommend car dealers to give induction on their cars before handling the car out to the customer. This way, the customer get knowledge on every function that is on their car and use them appropriately.
Ironic thing is when you don’t need to use fog lights people use them. But when you do need to use, say indicators, people never use them.
rear fog lamp is important in foggy Europe as well as here during heavy downpour. in europe you might be stopped by police when your fog light turned on unnecessarily.
here people dont even know the real function of rear fog light , they think its cosmetics, and turned on to show that they have rear fog light while others dont. JDM style ma,,,
I drive a new vios too. I realised my car have rear fog lamps when I had the new car back in 2013
On the right outer part switch on sequence 1)mini light 2)headlamp
On the right inner part switch on sequence 1) fog lamp 2) rear fog lamp
Assuming if I ON everything and I turn off my main headlamp, the inner switch of rear fog lamp will also follow off as well. And if I repeat on back my headlamps, the rear fog lamp shall not on as well.
Drivers have to manually on the rear fog lamp. Usually either they on it by accident(and dont realise), or on purpose.
They should ban the daytime led lights too cause it is blinding to other drivers. Causing the yellow indicator lights not seen when switched on. Some car design puts the yellow lights very close to the leds. This is dangerous to other cars who cannot see the intention to turn. Some suv design puts the yellow indicators on the lower part of back bumper again dangerous. No light is brighter than sun light!!!. All this daytime is unnecessary. Of you need to switch on just switch on the big lights!!!.
Then there are countries where cars need to run with external lights on even during day time. So DRL which are LEDs are good as drivers don’t need to switch them on manually. If properly fixed and adjusted, they should not disturb your eyes and should be fix day from the indicator lights. Such rules usually not followed by after market installations. Fog lights are good idea too as long as they are installed and used correctly
Front fog light should be use with caution. Malaysia disregard it’s use. It’s the attitude of “it’s my car, I use when I want to, it makes the road look brighter (after I tint the windscreen at 50% .” In Europe they have law require the carmaker to install them, but also have law on how the driver should use them.
improper use of fog light..improper use of high beam..improper use of hazard light.. misaligned headlamp (especially on savvy, wiras and saga flx). didnt switch of headlamp when it’s getting dark or raining. anything else want to add?
Use torchlight la..bodo punya orang.
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