A method for determining a cleaning strategy for cleaning a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle. The surface to be cleaned is selected in dependence of a cleaning mode. A sensor is operatively connected to the surface to be cleaned. The sensor exhibits an actual availability. The cleaning strategy exhibits a control quantity setpoint defining a cleaning process for the surface to be cleaned. Moreover, the method relates to a cleaning method, a use of a cleaning strategy, a cleaning system and a motor vehicle.

A vehicle door defines a window opening and include a structure having a surface defining a portion of a lower edge of the window opening and a recess extending downwardly from the surface. A window extends across the window opening. A window wiper is mounted to the structure and has a parked position in which the window wiper is positioned in the recess. The structure may be an applique and the recess may include a perforated wall permitting drainage into a channel defined by the applique. A drive unit for driving the window wiper may be mounted to a structural portion of the applique with non-structural portions extending to either side. A heating element may be mounted to the recess to facilitate melting of snow and ice. The drive unit may include a motor with an axis of rotation perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the window wiper.

Provided is a rear wiper assembly having a rear wiper arm, a cover, a joint, and a motion-stopping mechanism. A connector and a cover are hingedly connected to the rear end of the rear wiper arm. When the cover is in a closed state, it covers the connector; the motion-stopping mechanism has a first interference element and a second interference element, at least one of the interference elements being a flexible element; the first interference element is arranged on the rear wiper arm, and the second interference element is arranged on the cover, when the cover is in an open state and when the angle between the upper surface of the cover and the upper surface of the rear wiper arm is within a predetermined range, the interference elements interfere with each other, preventing the cover from turning over in the direction of the connector.

Disclosed is a vehicle outer waist belt for use in motor vehicles. The system includes an outer glass sealing element that seals between the inner environment of the vehicle and the outer environment of the vehicle, at least one reservoir on the outer glass sealing element, a camera that provides instantaneous display of the traffic status behind the vehicle in the reservoir, a side signal light compartment made of transparent thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material that provides the return signal of the vehicle in the reservoir, an upper cover closed on the reservoir and sealing the camera, a conductive polymer with high electrical conductivity that provides the electrical connection of the camera and the side signal light compartment, and a display that allows the driver to see the instantaneous images transferred from the camera inside the vehicle.

The present disclosure provides a rear wiper and a vehicle. The rear wiper includes an arm support, having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the arm support is driven to pivot at the first end portion thereof, such that the rear wiper wipes a rear windshield, and a wiper arm, having a first connecting end, wherein the first connecting end is connected to the second end portion of the arm support, and the wiper arm is rotatable relative to the arm support between a first position close to the rear windshield and a second position away from the rear windshield. The wiper arm includes a stop part, which is located at the first connecting end and is capable of abutting against the arm support, and when the stop part abuts against the arm support, the wiper arm is in the second position.

When a headlight driver input indicates an AUTO mode, a VCIB accepts a headlight mode request from an ADK. The VCIB identifies a current headlight driver input. The VCIB reads first correspondence information and checks the identified headlight driver input and the accepted headlight mode request against the first correspondence information to determine an illumination status of a headlight.