A method for detection of a glare situation and the corresponding activation of at least one light emitting element

The invention relates to a method for determining a glare situation, in particular of a road user (2, 50, 60, 150) with a motor vehicle (1, 23, 100) with at least one light emitting element (4) and with a monitoring device (6) for the detection of objects and / or light objects in the surroundings of the motor vehicle (1, 23, 100) and with a control device (11), wherein by means of the monitoring device (6), the presence and optionally at least one property of a Divider element (8, 21, 103, 151) is determined, the control of the at least one light emitting element (4) in response to the presence of a lane separating element (8, 21, 103, 151) and optionally the determined properties is made.