A method for operating a taillight of a motor vehicle, wherein the taillight, in particular in addition to a functional light source assigned to at least one further light function, has a taillight source assigned to a taillight function, having a plurality of lighting regions that can be controlled independently with respect to operation and brightness, wherein at least one environment sensor of the motor vehicle records sensor data describing other traffic participants behind within a predefined distance range from the rear of the motor vehicle, wherein if at least one activation criterion evaluating the sensor data and checking for the presence of at least one further traffic participant within a predetermined distance range from the rear of the motor vehicle, a brightness-increasing switching operation, in particular an activation and/or a dimming, of a second lighting region of the taillight source which was previously inactive or is operating with lower brightness than at least one other, first lighting region is carried out in such a way that the emitted total brightness of a portion of the taillight comprising at least the taillight source remains constant.


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    Title :

    VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER HECKLEUCHTE EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS UND KRAFTFAHRZEUG


    Additional title:

    METHOD FOR OPERATING A TAILLIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN FEU ARRIÈRE D'UN VÉHICULE À MOTEUR ET VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE


    Contributors:
    SCHMIDT VALENTIN (author) / HALBIG DANIEL (author) / REITER ERNST (author) / HORST ROMAN (author) / HAHN VIKTOR (author)

    Publication date :

    2022-11-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    German


    Classification :

    IPC:    F21S Ortsfeste Leuchten , NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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