Method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a steering wheel which is adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the steering wheel in the second position further away from a torso of a user sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle than in the first position, the method comprising:
- sensing the position of a steering wheel; and
setting the driver assistance system based on the position of the steering wheel,wherein the steering wheel is additionally automatically adjustable, and the method further comprises automatically adjusting the steering wheel into the first position in response to the steering wheel being manually adjusted by the user partially from the second position in a direction of the first position.
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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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16 Claims
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1. A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a steering wheel which is adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the steering wheel in the second position further away from a torso of a user sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle than in the first position, the method comprising:
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sensing the position of a steering wheel; and setting the driver assistance system based on the position of the steering wheel, wherein the steering wheel is additionally automatically adjustable, and the method further comprises automatically adjusting the steering wheel into the first position in response to the steering wheel being manually adjusted by the user partially from the second position in a direction of the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a steering wheel on which a first operator control element and a second operator control element are arranged, the method comprising:
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sensing an actuation of the first and second operator control elements; and setting the driver assistance system based on a simultaneous actuation of the first and second operator control elements, wherein the vehicle comprises a steering wheel which is automatically adjustable between a first position and a second position, the steering wheel in the second position is further away from a torso of a user sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle than in the first position, and the method further comprises automatically adjusting the steering wheel from the first position into the second position based on the simultaneous actuation of the first and second operator control elements. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for activating a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a steering wheel which is adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the steering wheel in the second position is further away from a torso of a user sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle than in the first position; a sensing device for sensing the position of the steering wheel; and a processing device which sets the driver assistance system based on the position of the steering wheel, wherein the steering wheel is additionally automatically adjustable, into the first position in response to the steering wheel being manually adjusted by the user partially from the second position in a direction of the first position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for activating a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a steering wheel on which a first operator control element and a second operator control element are arranged; and a processing device which sets the driver assistance system based on the simultaneous actuation of the first and second operator control elements, wherein the steering wheel is automatically adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the steering wheel in the second position is further away from a torso of a user sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle than in the first position, and wherein the steering wheel position is automatically adjusted from the first position into the second position based on the simultaneous actuation of the first and second operator control elements. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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