Combined rear light arrangement for motor vehicle, has control and detection unit to switch in replacement lamps in the event of a failure

摘要

A control unit (5) monitors (4) lamps (2) in a composite rear light for a motor vehicle, containing brake, indicator, fog, rear and parking lights, and has a detector (1) and switching system (3) in the current lead to by-pass defective lamps and substitute them under a programmed control.