Abstract: An exterior lighting system of a motor vehicle (10) has headlamps (12) and foglamps (14) for illuminating a field of view. The headlamps have lenses (26) through which light passes to illuminate the field of view and are constructed to alter the light that is directed within the headlamps toward upper zones (26A) of the lenses relative to light that is directed toward lower zones (26B) of the lenses when both headlamps and foglamps are shining onto the field of view so as to attenuate headlight glare that would otherwise be seen by a driver of the vehicle looking toward the field of view in the absence of the light alteration. Various embodiments of inventive headlamps are shown.

Abstract: A bypass (26) around a charge air cooler (20) and a control system (28) for apportioning the amounts of charge air passing through the bypass and the charge air cooler.

Abstract: A lift gate (12) is raised and lowered on a motor vehicle by a prime mover. An electrical system of the vehicle has at least one D.C. storage battery (22) for raising and lowering the lift gate when the vehicle engine is not running. A disconnect, such as a mag switch (20) carries electricity from the battery to the prime mover when actuated to an enabling condition. Control logic for selectively enabling and unenabling the disconnect to carry electricity to the prime mover from the battery includes a control input (28, 32), a source providing battery voltage data corresponding to actual battery voltage (26), and a timer in an ESC (24).

Abstract: A disconnect switch (30, 30SA) is placed in circuit between a battery bank (12) and a distribution point (30B) for the entire electrical system load except the engine cranking motor (24). This allows the circuit between the battery bank and a cranking motor solenoid (22) that operates the cranking motor to be switch-free. A switch-free circuit allows a continuous cable to connect the battery bank to the cranking motor solenoid, significantly reducing the electrical resistance between the battery bank and the cranking motor solenoid.