METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE, AND HIGH BEAM ASSIST SYSTEM

The invention relates to a method for operating a headlight of a vehicle, in which an activation of a high beam function, in particular of a high beam function, is controlled on the basis of ambient information. To reduce the reaction time for controlling the high beam function, it is proposed that at least one critical zone (3) of a roadway section (1) in the surroundings ahead is identified in which the appearance of surrounding traffic which is not yet in the field of vision is likely. The identified critical zone (3) is subsequently monitored for at least one indicator for surrounding traffic potentially soon coming into the field of vision, wherein the high beam function is controlled in an appropriate manner upon the appearance of this indicator. 本发明涉及一种用于操作车辆前灯的方法，其中基于周围环境信息来控制远光灯功能，特别是远光灯功能的激活。为了减少用于控制远光灯功能的反应时间，提出了：识别前方周围环境中的道路部分(1)的至少一个关键区域(3)，在该至少一个关键区域(3)中很可能出现尚未在视野中的周围交通。随后监测所识别的关键区域(3)以寻找可能很快进入视野中的周围交通的至少一个指标，其中在该指标出现时以适当的方式控制远光灯功能。