The importance of car lights

The importance of car lights

With the new assistance systems you gain in comfort and safety

  Correct lighting is key during night driving, which is when 30% of accidents occur throughout Europe. With the new assistance systems you gain in comfort and safety, especially in situations of poor visibility, which is key to using lights effectively.

Although the long lights are limited to interurban roads with poor visibility, and many drivers do not connect them for fear of dazzling other vehicles, new technologies, such as the high-beam assistant, detect the presence of vehicles in both directions and change Long to short automatically depending on the circumstances.

  In some Nordic countries, with six months in darkness, the low beam is mandatory 24 hours. On the other hand, in others, the use of cuttings is limited to night or during the day in situations of poor visibility, such as rain or heavy snow or if it is circulated in a reversible lane. Yes, it is becoming more advisable and, for example, the DGT recommends going with the lights on on the road even in full sun.



With the incorporation of LED lights it has gained in consumption, comfort and safety. A type of lighting that looks more like daylight than a halogen lamp emits. In the case of Seat, it responds 150 milliseconds faster than an incandescent lamp which means that at 120km / h, the LED of a brake pilot would activate five meters before. In addition, they are designed to last the entire life of the vehicle.

In the case of the rear fog lamp, it is a common mistake to connect it when it rains lightly and it is possible to dazzle other drivers. It should only be turned on in a situation of low visibility, with precipitation or very intense fog. As for the front fog lamps, they can be activated in cases of poor visibility, such as heavy rain, fog, snow or clouds of dust or smoke; also on narrow road and with many curves.

The most discreet of all is the courtesy light. It is not prohibited but it is recommended to circulate the shortest possible time to pay the utmost attention to the road.