Lighting unit for a motor vehicle headlamp for generating at least two light distributions, the lighting unit comprising: - at least one first light source for generating a first light distribution, - at least one second light source for generating a second light distribution, - a reflector - an exit lens, in particular in the form of a projection lens, - collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c) into which the light sources (1, 2) can feed light, wherein - light of the at least one first light source is aligned by the at least one collimator associated with the at least one first light source into a first light beam with substantially parallel luminous flux, and wherein - light of the at least one second light source is aligned by the at least one collimator (6; 6a, 6b, 6c) associated with the at least one second light source to form a second light beam with substantially parallel luminous flux, and wherein the reflector deflects the light rays of the light beams (S1, S2) emerging from the collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c) in the direction of the exit lens, and wherein the exit lens images the light rays reflected by the reflector in the form of the first and the second light distribution, and wherein reflector, exit lens and collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c), are formed of a light-transmitting body, and wherein at a reflector boundary surface of the reflector and preferably at the collimator boundary surfaces (5', 6'; 5', 6a', 6b', 6c') of the collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c), the light rays (S1, S2) propagating in the light-transmitting body are totally reflected, characterized in that said reflector comprises a first reflector surface area receiving light exclusively from said at least one first light source, and said reflector comprises a second reflector surface area receiving light exclusively from said at least one second light source, and wherein said exit lens comprises a first exit lens portion receiving light exclusively from said first reflector surface portion, and said exit lens has a second exit lens portion which receives light exclusively from said second reflector surface portion, and wherein light emitted via the first exit lens area is imaged as a first light distribution and light emitted via the second exit lens area is imaged as a second light distribution. - at least one first light source for generating a first light distribution, - at least one second light source for generating a second light distribution, - a reflector - an exit lens, in particular in the form of a projection lens, - collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c) into which the light sources (1, 2) can feed light, wherein - light of the at least one first light source is aligned by the at least one collimator associated with the at least one first light source into a first light beam with substantially parallel luminous flux, and wherein - light of the at least one second light source is aligned by the at least one collimator (6; 6a, 6b, 6c) associated with the at least one second light source to form a second light beam with substantially parallel luminous flux, - light of the at least one first light source is aligned by the at least one collimator associated with the at least one first light source into a first light beam with substantially parallel luminous flux, and wherein - light of the at least one second light source is aligned by the at least one collimator (6; 6a, 6b, 6c) associated with the at least one second light source to form a second light beam with substantially parallel luminous flux, and wherein the reflector deflects the light rays of the light beams (S1, S2) emerging from the collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c) in the direction of the exit lens, and wherein the exit lens images the light rays reflected by the reflector in the form of the first and the second light distribution, and wherein reflector, exit lens and collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c), are formed of a light-transmitting body, and wherein at a reflector boundary surface of the reflector and preferably at the collimator boundary surfaces (5', 6'; 5', 6a', 6b', 6c') of the collimators (5, 6; 5, 6a, 6b, 6c), the light rays (S1, S2) propagating in the light-transmitting body are totally reflected, characterized in that said reflector comprises a first reflector surface area receiving light exclusively from said at least one first light source, and said reflector comprises a second reflector surface area receiving light exclusively from said at least one second light source, and wherein said exit lens comprises a first exit lens portion receiving light exclusively from said first reflector surface portion, and said exit lens has a second exit lens portion which receives light exclusively from said second reflector surface portion, and wherein light emitted via the first exit lens area is imaged as a first light distribution and light emitted via the second exit lens area is imaged as a second light distribution.