METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL-CONTROLLED DISTANCE CONTROLLER OF A VEHICLE AND CONTROL UNIT

A method for operating an accelerator pedal-controlled distance controller of a vehicle. The distance controller regulates a distance to a target vehicle as a function of an actuator pedal value of the vehicle and activates automatic braking operations as necessary. A braking operation is aborted when the accelerator pedal value is increased during the braking operation.