US Patent 10065655 Method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle

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.