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Method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle

US10065655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Lennart Bendewald · Wolfsburg, DE
Linn Hackenberg · Wolfsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2014
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2540/215
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a steering wheel which can be moved manually between a first position and a second position. The steering wheel lies at a farther distance from a user sitting in a driver's seat of the vehicle in the second position than in the first position. In the method, a position of the steering wheel is detected and the driver assistance system is set based on the position of the steering wheel. Also disclosed is a method for a driver assistance system in which two operating elements have to be actuated simultaneously to set the driver assistance system. Also disclosed is a combination of the methods and the associated systems.

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