Method for setting an illumination, in particular of headlights, for a vehicle - having a first step, - in which a bend that is situated ahead is detected, - the degree of visibility thereof is ascertained by means of transmitted data that offer information relating to the degree of visibility of the bend, - wherein the degree of visibility represents the possibility of glare for road users which are not detected in time, in particular for oncoming traffic, and - a second step - of preventively setting the illumination between the lowest possible glare and the best possible lighting, characterized in that - the setting is performed in dependence on the degree of visibility, wherein, in dependence on the degree of visibility, settings are performed which increase lighting or reduce glare at least in two stages or continuously, such that - in the case of good visibility, setting which increases lighting is performed, and/or - in the case of poor visibility, a glare-reducing setting is performed, characterized in that in the first step, detection as to whether the vehicle travels the bend along the outside or inside is performed, - and, in the second step, the glare-reducing setting is performed only if travel proceeds along the inside, - or the glare-reducing setting in the case of travel along an outside bend is not reduced to the same extent as if travel proceeded along the inside bend, wherein, in the first step, an apex or node point (22, 26) of the bend is determined, and, - in the second step, the setting is performed in the apex or node point of the bend or at a configurable distance (24, 27) from the apex or node point, wherein the configurable distance is selected in dependence on the radius of the bend and/or on the speed of the vehicle in question and/or on the distance of the visibility impairment from the bend. - having a first step, - in which a bend that is situated ahead is detected, - the degree of visibility thereof is ascertained by means of transmitted data that offer information relating to the degree of visibility of the bend, - wherein the degree of visibility represents the possibility of glare for road users which are not detected in time, in particular for oncoming traffic, and - a second step - of preventively setting the illumination between the lowest possible glare and the best possible lighting, characterized in that - the setting is performed in dependence on the degree of visibility, wherein, in dependence on the degree of visibility, settings are performed which increase lighting or reduce glare at least in two stages or continuously, such that - in the case of good visibility, setting which increases lighting is performed, and/or - in the case of poor visibility, a glare-reducing setting is performed, characterized in that in the first step, detection as to whether the vehicle travels the bend along the outside or inside is performed, - and, in the second step, the glare-reducing setting is performed only if travel proceeds along the inside, - or the glare-reducing setting in the case of travel along an outside bend is not reduced to the same extent as if travel proceeded along the inside bend, wherein, in the first step, an apex or node point (22, 26) of the bend is determined, and, - in the second step, the setting is performed in the apex or node point of the bend or at a configurable distance (24, 27) from the apex or node point, wherein the configurable distance is selected in dependence on the radius of the bend and/or on the speed of the vehicle in question and/or on the distance of the visibility impairment from the bend.