Lighting (Beleuchtung)
Vehicle lighting requirements: when to use dipped headlights, high beam, fog lights, hazard lights, and parking lights in Germany.
Practice Beleuchtung questions →What the exam tests
The German driving theory exam draws 28 questions from the Lighting (Beleuchtung) topic area. These questions test your ability to apply the rules in real situations — not just recite them. Diagrams, road scenarios, and multi-select answers are common.
Road Intelligence includes all 28 official questions for this topic with bilingual explanations. Use practice mode to work through them at your own pace, or enable spaced repetition to focus on the ones you keep getting wrong.
Study tips for Beleuchtung
- Dipped headlights (Abblendlicht) are mandatory from dusk, in tunnels, and in poor visibility — not just at night.
- Hazard lights (Warnblinkanlage) in a traffic jam = switch on your hazard lights.
- Fog lights may only be used when visibility is less than 50 m.
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