METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AVOIDING INCORRECT PROCEDURES OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

The invention relates to methods and a device for preventing erroneous interventions of a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein the driver assistance system regulates a target distance of the vehicle as a function of a measured variable from a sensor device for detecting the surroundings of the motor vehicle, can initiate an emergency braking and/or can generate a warning message, and wherein the vehicle has a front attachment mountable on the vehicle front, for example a work implement. The method comprises providing a blocking element (10) which can be arranged at a predetermined mounting position between the sensor device and the front attachment (3, 4, 5) in the detection range of the sensor device and, when arranged in this manner, causes the sensor device to output at least one predetermined signal; providing a control device (7) for the driver assistance system (8), which is designed to place the driver assistance system (8) in a predetermined operating mode, in particular an operating mode in which the driver assistance system is switched off or deactivated, when the sensor device outputs the at least one predetermined signal; arranging the blocking element (10) at the predetermined mounting position when the front attachment (3, 4, 5) is mounted on the vehicle front (2); and removing the blocking element (10) when the front attachment (3, 4, 5) is removed from the vehicle front (2).