World Premiere: Retrofit Cornering Light from Hella
"DynaView Evo2" from Hella makes driving through bends and turning off at junctions much safer




Lippstadt, July 2005. With the "DynaView Evo2" Hella has developed the first retrofit cornering light system in the world which switches on in addition to the low beam. For this product, the lighting and electronics specialists have exploited the know-how from the development and production of various bend lighting and cornering light systems for the automotive industry. Hella is the world market leader in this sector. "DynaView Evo2" combines the safety functions cornering light and fog light in compact round auxiliary headlamps which can be retrofitted to any passenger car/estate, off-road vehicle or mobile home.


"DynaView Evo2" is made up of two different auxiliary lamps (for right and left), each 90 mm in diameter, and an electronic control unit which is safely located in the engine compartment.


The computer-calculated free-form reflectors have been specially designed for broad illumination of the areas alongside the front end of the vehicle. The light is provided by extremely powerful H7 halogen bulbs. With the low beam switched on, the cornering light is activated without delay when the indicator is set or automatically when driving round bends at speeds up to 40 km/h.


Depending on requirements, either the right (in a right-hand bend) or left headlamp (in a left-hand bend) is switched on. When driving through bends, a yaw rate sensor measures the turning speed of the vehicle and supplies the switching pulse. After the bend, a dimmer gently switches the light level off again. The cornering light provides additional safety when reversing, too: when the vehicle is put into reverse, both cornering lights switch on and illuminate the areas to the right and left of the vehicle broadly and brightly.


A further advantage of "DynaView Evo2": the auxiliary lamps are also approved as fog lamps and can be activated by means of a separate switch as required. In this mode of operation, both cornering lights are switched on together, providing additional safety when driving in foggy conditions.