Tail Lamp: Description and Operation

Lighting System

LED tail lights










The LED tail light modules comprise adaptive brake lights, a rear fog light and a back-up light as well as the tail light, direction indicator light and position light. The third LED brake light is integrated in the roof spoiler. In addition to the visual impact and the long service life, the main advantage of LED technology is its short response time. Compared to around 100 ms for conventional incandescent lamps, the response time for LEDs is only around 0.1 ms. This difference corresponds to a distance of almost 3 m at a speed of 62 mph (100 km/h) due to the faster perception time, which means that the vehicle travelling behind can stop much faster in an emergency. Earlier signalling of braking therefore means that traffic driving behind the vehicle is warned more quickly and therefore also contributes to active safety.