Motor vehicle comprising a plurality of lights to illuminate the area surrounding the vehicle to the side or rear
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a position of a person relative to the motor vehicle; and
at least three lights mounted in an area of a side or rear of the motor vehicle and configured to separately and sequentially illuminate at least three different regions which surround the vehicle to the side and the rear in dependence on a position detected by the sensor and which adjoin one another or partly overlap one another, with a first one of the three regions being distant to the motor vehicle and illuminated by a first one of the lights, with a second one of the three regions that is adjacent to the first one of the regions being closer to the motor vehicle and illuminated by a second one of the lights, and with a third one of the three regions that is adjacent to the second one of the regions adjoining the motor vehicle and illuminated by a third one of the lights.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle includes a plurality of lights serving to illuminate the area surrounding the vehicle to the side or rear, wherein one or more sensors are provided to detect the position of a person relative to the vehicle. The lights, of which several are installed in the region of a vehicle side or the vehicle rear and illuminate the different surrounding area regions, can be activated separately depending on the detected position.
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a position of a person relative to the motor vehicle; and at least three lights mounted in an area of a side or rear of the motor vehicle and configured to separately and sequentially illuminate at least three different regions which surround the vehicle to the side and the rear in dependence on a position detected by the sensor and which adjoin one another or partly overlap one another, with a first one of the three regions being distant to the motor vehicle and illuminated by a first one of the lights, with a second one of the three regions that is adjacent to the first one of the regions being closer to the motor vehicle and illuminated by a second one of the lights, and with a third one of the three regions that is adjacent to the second one of the regions adjoining the motor vehicle and illuminated by a third one of the lights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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installing at least three lights in an area of a side or rear of a motor vehicle; monitoring an area surrounding the vehicle to the side and the rear for detecting the presence of a person relative to the motor vehicle; and sequentially illuminating at least three different regions, which surround the motor vehicle to the side and the rear in dependence on a detected position and which adjoin one another or partly overlap one another, by separately activating the at least three lights so as to produce a moving light, with a first one of the three regions being distant to the motor vehicle and illuminated by a first one of the lights, with a second one of the three regions that is adjacent to the first one of the regions being closer to the motor vehicle and illuminated by a second one of the lights, and with a third one of the three regions that is adjacent to the second one of the regions adjoining the motor vehicle and illuminated by a third one of the lights. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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