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AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorsThomas Albrecht, Eberhard App, Markus Hess, Manfred Kuom, Markus Neusiedl, Joerg Russow, Michael Schwarzinger, Christoph Steglich, Bernd Woltermann
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A main beam switching arrangement for a road vehicle has a lighting device switchable over main beam and dipped headlamps. A sensor device determines at least one ambient parameter, and a control unit with an activatable and deactivatable automatic function automatically switches over the lighting device as a function of the ambient parameter. An operator control unit generates switchover signals by an operator to manually bring about switching over the lighting device with priority. In each case, at least one change of state of the automatic function can be brought about by a first switchover signal for switching on continuous operation of the main beam that is not occurring at the time of signal generation. By way of a second switchover signal, continuous operation of the main beam, which is occurring at the time of signal generation, is switched off.
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A method for switching to main beam in a road vehicle, comprising switching the main beam either automatically in accordance with a sensor device via an automatic function with an activated and a deactivated state or manually by operator control actions, and, with manual switching of the main beam, at least temporarily overriding the automatic function, wherein in each case at least one change of state of the automatic function is brought about by a first operator control action for switching on continuous operation of the main beam that is not occurring at the time of the operator control action, and by way of a second operator control action for switching off continuous operation of the main beam which is occurring at the time of the operator control action.
A main beam switching arrangement for a road vehicle, comprising:
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