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MAP READING LIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dashboards and Instrumentation (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Small fixed or movable car interior light additional to the courtesy light(s) and intended for use by the passenger or driver for map-reading etc.

OBS

In the context given in the French (ie. the Renault 16), it is called a passenger reading light because it is fixed at the passenger's side.

Key term(s)
  • map reading light

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tableau et instruments de bord (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Éclairage d'appoint, fixe ou mobile, destiné à la lecture de cartes en particulier.

CONT

L'équipement de la P [...] est exceptionnel : lunette arrière dégivrante. Lecteur de cartes pour le passager.

OBS

Ce terme semble être apparu en 1968 avec l'apparition de la P 16 TS.

Spanish

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