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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT AND A LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE

  • US 20160207450A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2016
  • Published: 07/21/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling optical modules of a tail light of a vehicle, said method comprising the following steps:

  • activating a first set of one or more optical modules, said first setgenerating a first signaling function,if the vehicle has reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a first mode of operation, a second set of one or more optical modules, so that said second set generates a second signaling function distinct from said first signaling function,if the vehicle does not have reverse gear engaged, activating, according to a second mode of operation, said one or more optical modules of said second set, so that said one or more optical modules generates a complementary beam of light distinct from a beam of light it emits in said first mode of operation, said complementary beam of light supplementing said first signaling function.

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