Motor Vehicle Having a Rear-end Impact Warning Device
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Abstract
A motor vehicle has a rear-end impact warning device, which determines at least the distance to a following vehicle from the backscatter of a signal by means of a surroundings sensor system which is arranged at the rear of the vehicle. The rear-end impact warning device outputs light signals in a situation-dependent flashing mode by means of lights (e.g., brake lights) at the rear in order to provide the traffic behind with a warning of a rear-end impact if a following vehicle approaches to a critical distance. A braking process is sensed by means of a deceleration-sensing means, and a brake flashing mode is predefined if a vehicle approaches to a critical distance and at the same time a braking process is occurring.
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48 Claims
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25. A motor vehicle having a rear-end impact warning device, which includes a surroundings sensor system, arranged at a rear end of the vehicle, that determines at least a distance to a following vehicle from backscattering of a signal and which rear-end impact warning device outputs light signals in a situation-dependent flashing mode by means of lights at the rear end of the vehicle, to provide traffic behind with a warning of a rear-end impact if the following vehicle approaches to within a critical distance;
- wherein;
the vehicle has a deceleration-sensing apparatus; a flashing mode of said lights is predefined if a vehicle approaches to a critical distance while a braking process of the vehicle is occurring at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
- wherein;
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