METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE

A method for operating a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, wherein the motor vehicle has a communication apparatus for receiving traffic light information transmitted from a traffic light and relating to the traffic light control of the traffic light, and a vehicle light arrangement having at least one vehicle light and assigned to the rear or the front or the sides of the vehicle. Each vehicle light is used to implement an operating light function relating to the operation of the motor vehicle. The at least one piece of the traffic light information and/or derived information that is derived therefrom and is independent of the motor vehicle is displayed to another road user by means of the vehicle light arrangement. The at least an activation and/or deactivation of the display of the at least one piece of information only takes place together with a change with respect to at least one of the at least one operating light function and/or when the motor vehicle is stationary.