Method for assisting with cornering of a motor vehicle by means of a driver assistance system, wherein two assistance modes (21, 22) are provided by the driver assistance system, and in a first assistance mode, assisted lateral and longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle is carried out, and in a second assistance mode, only assisted longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle is carried out, the method comprising the following steps: - comparing a first potential cornering speed for driving through a curve in the first assistance mode, which first potential cornering speed is determined taking into account a predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor) of the motor vehicle for driving through the curve, with a second potential cornering speed for driving through the curve in the second assistance mode, and - if the comparison shows that the first potential cornering speed is smaller than the second potential cornering speed: selecting one of the potential cornering speeds (v1, v2) as the target value (v soll) for driving through the curve by applying a predetermined selection routine, and - in the event that the first potential curve speed is selected as the target value (V soll): using the first assistance mode for driving through the curve, or - in the event that the second potential cornering speed is selected as the target value (v soll): using the first assistance mode for driving through the curve only until a current lateral acceleration (a st) of the motor vehicle exceeds the predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor), after which the system switches from the first assistance mode to the second assistance mode, characterized in that the first potential curve speed is determined depending on a first predetermined curve data set and a current driving speed, taking into account the predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor), and the second potential curve speed is determined depending on a second predetermined curve data set, which is different from the first curve data set, and the current driving speed. two assistance modes (21, 22) are provided by the driver assistance system, and in a first assistance mode, assisted lateral and longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle is carried out, and in a second assistance mode, only assisted longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle is carried out, the method comprising the following steps: - comparing a first potential cornering speed for driving through a curve in the first assistance mode, which first potential cornering speed is determined taking into account a predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor) of the motor vehicle for driving through the curve, with a second potential cornering speed for driving through the curve in the second assistance mode, and - if the comparison shows that the first potential cornering speed is smaller than the second potential cornering speed: selecting one of the potential cornering speeds (v1, v2) as the target value (v soll) for driving through the curve by applying a predetermined selection routine, and - in the event that the first potential curve speed is selected as the target value (V soll): using the first assistance mode for driving through the curve, or - in the event that the second potential cornering speed is selected as the target value (v soll): using the first assistance mode for driving through the curve only until a current lateral acceleration (a st) of the motor vehicle exceeds the predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor), after which the system switches from the first assistance mode to the second assistance mode, - comparing a first potential cornering speed for driving through a curve in the first assistance mode, which first potential cornering speed is determined taking into account a predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor) of the motor vehicle for driving through the curve, with a second potential cornering speed for driving through the curve in the second assistance mode, and - if the comparison shows that the first potential cornering speed is smaller than the second potential cornering speed: selecting one of the potential cornering speeds (v1, v2) as the target value (v soll) for driving through the curve by applying a predetermined selection routine, and - in the event that the first potential curve speed is selected as the target value (V soll): using the first assistance mode for driving through the curve, or - in the event that the second potential cornering speed is selected as the target value (v soll): using the first assistance mode for driving through the curve only until a current lateral acceleration (a st) of the motor vehicle exceeds the predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor), after which the system switches from the first assistance mode to the second assistance mode, characterized in that the first potential curve speed is determined depending on a first predetermined curve data set and a current driving speed, taking into account the predetermined lateral acceleration (a vor), and the second potential curve speed is determined depending on a second predetermined curve data set, which is different from the first curve data set, and the current driving speed.