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There is not much we don’t try in our quest to revolutionise every
area of automotive engineering and be the first to bring new
technologies to the street. So why not put light in the spotlight,
and work on it until it is efficient and intelligent enough to be fit
for an S-Class? And we don’t just mean that the new LED-based
lighting technology must illuminate the road surface better, the
light temperature must be agreeable and the lights must use up
to 25 percent less energy compared to conventional headlamps.
S-Class lighting must do more than that. It must interact with the
various sensor and assistance systems, such as the optional
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus. With the result that if an oncoming
vehicle or a vehicle ahead is detected, the area it occupies
is simply blanked out in the main beam light cones of the LED
headlamps. And when at a standstill, at traffic lights for example,
the brake light is automatically toned down so as not to dazzle
anyone behind. The more than 190 single-chip LED diodes ensure
even greater comfort and safety in traffic. So, light can do a whole
lot more than just be illuminating. In a Mercedes-Benz at least.