Patent ID: 11952807
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 8:
9. A method for opening a vehicle door of a vehicle door arrangement of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle door arrangement has a first closing element arranged on a vehicle door and a second closing element arranged on a bodywork of the vehicle, wherein the first closing element and the second closing element are connectable to each other in a positive locking manner to hold the vehicle door on the bodywork, the method comprising:
performing a pressure input or a pulling input by a user on a door handle arranged on the vehicle door;
detecting, by a sensor, a pressure input or a pulling input by a user on a door handle arranged on the vehicle door, wherein the sensor is connected to a control unit; and
controlling, by the control unit responsive to the detected pushing input or pulling input, a locking actuator and a door opening actuator in such a way that the locking actuator is controlled to separate the first closing element and the second closing element, and the door opening actuator is controlled to open the vehicle door relative to the bodywork wherein the door handle is at least partially countersunk in the vehicle door when a pressure input is present and is elevatable out of a depression by pressing the door handle.