Driver assistance system having a safety function

• Main Authors: FUNK KILIAN, KOPF MATTHIAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.09.2007
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

A driver assistance system for motor vehicles having two operating modes is described. In each operating mode different partial functions of the driver assistance system are activated. The driver assistance system also has a control element for activating an operating mode of the driver assistance system, so that an operating mode activated by the control element is activated for the duration of the operation of the control element.