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Method for Actuating Headlights of a Motor Vehicle

  • US 20070276551A1
  • Filed: 08/10/2007
  • Published: 11/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for actuating headlights of a motor vehicle having a manual mode, in which manual actuation of a selector lever in a first actuating direction transfers the headlights into a first illuminating state and manual actuation in a second actuating direction transfers the headlights into a second illuminating state, and an automatic mode, in which the headlights are automatically transferred into the first or the second illuminating state based on an evaluation of an external lighting situation, the operating method comprising the acts of:

  • allowing an override of the automatic mode to transfer the headlights into a respective illuminating state by manual actuation of the selector lever in the first or the second actuating direction independent of the evaluation of the external lighting situation;

    switching on an additional override mode by manually actuating the selector lever in the automatic mode, wherein if the headlights are in the first illuminating state, an actuation of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes a switch between the automatic mode and the additional override mode.

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