Patent ID: 9637163
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B62D,G05G

Claim:
1. A method for operating a steering system of a vehicle, wherein the steering system comprises a steering wheel, a steerable wheel mechanically decoupled from the steering wheel, a steering wheel actuator for setting a rotational position of the steering wheel, a wheel steering drive for steering of the steerable wheel, and a controller for controlling the wheel steering drive and the steering wheel actuator, the method comprising when the ignition is switched off, moving the steering wheel with the steering wheel actuator automatically into a neutral position that is independent of a wheel angle of the steerable wheel and that is a position in which an unobstructed view of at least one predetermined area of a vehicle instrument cluster comprising a camera aimed at the driver of the vehicle for observation of the driver of the vehicle is provided such that the camera can capture the driver in the neutral position, and carrying out the moving of the steering wheel with the steering wheel actuator automatically into the neutral position in response to a feedback from the camera aimed at the driver.