Q: I don't know how to turn on my fog lights.

asked by on February 05, 2017

My has the lights and everything for the fog lights to function but j can't find a switch or button to turn them on and they don't do so automatically. I own a 08 Nissan Altima coupe 3.5l SE

My car has 101000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

The fog light switch is on the left turn signal lever close to steering column the lever rotates to turn on the fog lights.

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