Method for actuating headlights of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for actuating headlights of a motor vehicle having a manual mode, in which manual actuation of a selector lever in a first actuating direction transfers the headlights into a first illuminating state, where the first illuminating state is one of a high beam on state and a low beam on state, and manual actuation in a second actuating direction transfers the headlights into a second illuminating state, where the second illuminating state is the other one of the high beam on state and the low beam on state, and an automatic mode, in which the headlights are automatically transferred into the first or the second illuminating state based on an evaluation of an external lighting situation, the method comprising the acts of:
- overriding the automatic mode and transferring the headlights into a respective illuminating state by a first manual actuation of the selector lever in the first or the second actuating direction independent of the evaluation of the external lighting situation;
initiating a second manual actuation of the selector lever in the actuating direction opposite the first manual actuation in order to transfer the headlights back into the automatic mode; and
initiating a third manual actuation of the selector lever in the automatic mode, wherein if the headlights are in the first illuminating state, an actuation of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes a switch between the automatic mode and the override mode without changing the illuminating state.
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Abstract
A method is provided for actuating the headlights of a motor vehicle with a manual mode, in which the headlights can be transferred into a first illuminating state by manually actuating a selector lever in a first actuating direction and by actuating the selector lever in a second actuating direction can be transferred into a second illuminating state, and with an automatic mode, in which an external lighting situation is detected by sensors and evaluated by an evaluation device so that, according to the results of the evaluation, the headlights are automatically displaced into the first or into the second illuminating state. In the automatic mode, an override possibility is provided so that, independently of the results of the evaluation, the headlights can be transferred into the respective illuminating state by manually actuating the selector lever in the first or the second actuating direction. An additional override mode is provided, which is switched on by manually actuating the selector lever in the automatic mode, whereby in the event that the headlights are in the first illuminating state, an actuation of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes a switching between the automatic mode and the override mode.
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1. A method for actuating headlights of a motor vehicle having a manual mode, in which manual actuation of a selector lever in a first actuating direction transfers the headlights into a first illuminating state, where the first illuminating state is one of a high beam on state and a low beam on state, and manual actuation in a second actuating direction transfers the headlights into a second illuminating state, where the second illuminating state is the other one of the high beam on state and the low beam on state, and an automatic mode, in which the headlights are automatically transferred into the first or the second illuminating state based on an evaluation of an external lighting situation, the method comprising the acts of:
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overriding the automatic mode and transferring the headlights into a respective illuminating state by a first manual actuation of the selector lever in the first or the second actuating direction independent of the evaluation of the external lighting situation; initiating a second manual actuation of the selector lever in the actuating direction opposite the first manual actuation in order to transfer the headlights back into the automatic mode; and initiating a third manual actuation of the selector lever in the automatic mode, wherein if the headlights are in the first illuminating state, an actuation of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes a switch between the automatic mode and the override mode without changing the illuminating state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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