Method and device and vehicle for preventing the output of collision warnings and/or distance warnings during a towing procedure

The invention relates to a method for preventing the output of collision warnings 24 and/or distance warnings 24 in motor vehicles 38 equipped with collision warning output means 22 and/or distance warning output means 22. For this purpose, the method comprises a monitoring step 10 in which values 12 of one or more predefined vehicle parameters 13 are acquired. Furthermore, the method comprises an evaluation step 14 in which each of the vehicle parameters 13 is assigned, depending on the acquired value or values 12 of the respective vehicle parameter 13, either to a suspected towing situation 36 or to normal forward travel 48. In a deactivation step 20, the output of collision warnings 24 from the collision warning output means 22 and/or of distance warnings 24 from the distance warning output means 22 is switched off in the event that a suspected towing situation 36 is assigned to one, several, or all of the vehicle parameters 13. [0002] Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method as well as to a vehicle 38 equipped with the device for carrying out the method.