Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Gunnar Busse

Andreas Reichert

The invention relates to an optical acquisition device () for a motor vehicle (), having a housing () of the optical acquisition device (), in which a light source unit () of the optical acquisition device () is arranged, wherein light beams () can be emitted by means of the light source unit () through a housing part () of the housing () into surroundings () of the motor vehicle (), wherein the optical acquisition device () comprises a checking unit (), by means of which a functional state of the housing () is checkable, and if an actual functional state of the housing () deviating from a reference functional state of the housing () is detected, a control signal can be generated. The invention furthermore relates to a motor vehicle () and a method.

Optical acquisition device for a motor vehicle, wherein the operation of a light source unit is carried out in dependence on a functional state of the housing, method, and motor vehicle

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Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Gunnar Busse