DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE

The application relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, comprising a distance measuring system for determining the distance from a preceding vehicle, or an interface by means of which, when properly installed in the motor vehicle, such a distance measuring system of the motor vehicle is signal-connected. The driver assistance system for the motor vehicle includes a controller, configured to keep the motor vehicle at a specified target vehicle speed in an automatic mode and to not allow a distance from the preceding vehicle to fall below a specified target distance The controller is further configured to set a new situation-specific target distance on the basis of at least one ambient parameter detected by sensors. The controller is additionally configured to adopt a new user-specific target distance in response to an input from a vehicle occupant, and to identify a current driving situation and an end of the current driving situation, and to adopt the new target distance solely for the duration of the current driving situation when driving behind another vehicle.