VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING/WATCHING A SIDE AREA THEREOF
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising a side area illumination lamp for illuminating a side road area of the vehicle, a side area watching camera for watching the side road area of the vehicle, a navigation display, and an electronic control unit for controlling operations of the side area illumination lamp, the side area watching camera and the navigation display, wherein the electronic control unit puts on the side area illumination lamp for a certain time duration when a man approaches the vehicle, and also puts on the side area illumination lamp when the vehicle is being driven at a speed less than a certain threshold speed with the side area watching camera being in operation.
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Abstract
In order to provide a vehicle in which a side road area of the vehicle to be watched by a side area watching camera is illuminated by a side area illumination lamp for illuminating a foot area of a man climbing into the vehicle when the vehicle is parked or driven carefully on an alley or a mountain road in the darkness, the vehicle is equipped with the side area illumination lamp for illuminating a side road area, a side area watching camera for watching the side road area, a navigation display and an electronic control unit, whereby the side area illumination lamp is put on when a man approaches the vehicle as well as when the vehicle is being driven at a vehicle speed less than a certain low threshold speed with the side area watching camera being made on.
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- 1. A vehicle comprising a side area illumination lamp for illuminating a side road area of the vehicle, a side area watching camera for watching the side road area of the vehicle, a navigation display, and an electronic control unit for controlling operations of the side area illumination lamp, the side area watching camera and the navigation display, wherein the electronic control unit puts on the side area illumination lamp for a certain time duration when a man approaches the vehicle, and also puts on the side area illumination lamp when the vehicle is being driven at a speed less than a certain threshold speed with the side area watching camera being in operation.
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