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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Sascha Groetzki, Augsburg, DE;
Fabian Herbst, Munich, DE;
Lucien Stemmelen, Vierkirchen, DE;
Regina Wielsch, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A system for operating a vehicle function of a motor vehicle includes a sensor module. The sensor module is configured to detect, at a plurality of times during an idle state of the motor vehicle, a rain condition and a brightness at the location of the motor vehicle via a sensor system. The sensor module is also configured to store information about the detected rain conditions and brightnesses. The sensor module is also configured to operate a vehicle function of the motor vehicle depending on the stored information.