Detection for driving lights
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The change in lighting conditions in front of the vehicle and in the surrounding area of the vehicle is picked up by the light-sensitive sensors. Depending on the brightness that is detected, the evaluation electronics passes on a suggestion via the local interconnect network bus to switch on or switch off driving light with automatic driving lights control active.