METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A REAR FOG LIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a rear fog light of a motor vehicle, the lamp of which is intended to be supplied with a nominal supply voltage, comprising, in the event of a command to switch on said lamp, a supply at nominal voltage of the lamp of said light, which supply is influenced by an external temperature threshold of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Method of controlling a rear fog light of a motor vehicle whose lamp is intended to be powered with a nominal supply voltage, comprising in the presence of a command to turn on said lamp, a reduction of the supply voltage of the lamp of said light in the presence of an exterior temperature of the vehicle that is greater than a threshold temperature and possibly of a speed of the vehicle that is below a threshold speed for a duration at least equal to a threshold duration.
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- 1. A method of controlling a rear fog light of a motor vehicle, the lamp of which is intended to be supplied with a nominal supply voltage, comprising, in the event of a command to switch on said lamp, a supply at nominal voltage of the lamp of said light, which supply is influenced by an external temperature threshold of the vehicle.
- 6. A control device for a rear fog light of a motor vehicle, the lamp of which is intended to be supplied with a nominal supply voltage, comprising a control input to receive a command to switch on said lamp, a first input to receive information in respect of the external temperature of the vehicle, and means of control configured, in the event of a command to switch on said lamp, to supply the lamp at nominal voltage subject to receiving information to the effect that the external temperature is lower than a temperature threshold.
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