Driver Assistance System in a Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. A driver assistance system in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an electronically controllable braking system;
an operating element assigned to the electronically controllable braking system;
a control unit operatively coupled to the electronically controllable braking system and the operating element, wherein when the operating element is actuated, an automatic braking function is initiated to carry out normal braking via the electronically controllable braking system independent of any actuation of a brake pedal; and
wherein the control unit is operatively configured such that, when the operating element is continuously actuated beyond a predefined minimum duration, an emergency braking function is initiated via the electronically controllable braking system.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system in a motor vehicle includes an electronically controllable braking system and a control unit assigned to this braking system and connected with an operating element also assigned to the braking system. The operating element, when correspondingly actuated, can initiate an automatic braking function in the form of a normal braking by use of the electronically controllable braking system independently of the actuation of the brake pedal. The control unit is operatively configured such that, when the operating element is continuously actuated beyond a predefined minimum duration, an emergency braking function can be initiated.
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1. A driver assistance system in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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an electronically controllable braking system; an operating element assigned to the electronically controllable braking system; a control unit operatively coupled to the electronically controllable braking system and the operating element, wherein when the operating element is actuated, an automatic braking function is initiated to carry out normal braking via the electronically controllable braking system independent of any actuation of a brake pedal; and wherein the control unit is operatively configured such that, when the operating element is continuously actuated beyond a predefined minimum duration, an emergency braking function is initiated via the electronically controllable braking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a motor vehicle having an electronically controllable braking system and a control unit assigned to the braking system and coupled with an operating element also assigned to the braking system, the method comprising the acts of:
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controlling the electronically controllable braking system independently of an actuation of a gas pedal of the motor vehicle to initiate an automatic braking function in the form of a normal braking when a first operating element signal is received; and initiating an emergency braking function by way of the electronically controllable braking system independently of the actuation of the brake pedal when a second operating signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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