Device for adjusting a presettable lighting level of a headlight in motor vehicles
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1. A device for setting a headlight to different presettable lighting levels in a motor vehicle, said presettable lighting levels being defined by a specified light level at a predetermined measurement point in front of the headlight in the motor vehicle, comprising:
- a control device which assigns to each of said different presettable lighting levels a corresponding tilt angle of the headlight relative to a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle; and
wherein said control device adjusts the tilt angle of the headlight upward or downward relative to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle in accordance with a desired one of said different presettable lighting levels.
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In a device for adjusting a presettable lighting level of a headlight in motor vehicles, the headlight is provided with a control device for adjusting a tilt angle of the headlight, and a control device assigns a corresponding tilt angle to each presettable lighting level.
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1. A device for setting a headlight to different presettable lighting levels in a motor vehicle, said presettable lighting levels being defined by a specified light level at a predetermined measurement point in front of the headlight in the motor vehicle, comprising:
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a control device which assigns to each of said different presettable lighting levels a corresponding tilt angle of the headlight relative to a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle; and wherein said control device adjusts the tilt angle of the headlight upward or downward relative to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle in accordance with a desired one of said different presettable lighting levels.
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2. Method for setting a headlight to different presettable lighting levels in a motor vehicle, said presettable lighting levels being defined by a specified light level at a predetermined measurement point in front of the headlight in the motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning to each of said different presettable lighting levels a corresponding tilt angle of the headlight relative to a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle; providing a desired lighting level signal for one of the different presettable lighting levels to a control device which adjusts the tilt angle of the headlight; and adjusting the tilt angle of the headlight upward or downward relative to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle, via said control device, to a corresponding headlight tilt angle for the desired lighting level signal to obtain the specified light levels.
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