Patent ID: 8392085

Claim:
A method for controlling a motor vehicle comprising an electrohydraulic brake system with driving dynamics control, a master brake cylinder ( 1 ) operable by means of a brake pedal ( 43 ), at least one pressure fluid supply device ( 94 , 95 ), the fluid supply being configured to be actuated by an electronic control unit and to apply hydraulic pressure to wheel brakes ( 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 ) of the vehicle, the wheel brakes being connectable to the master brake cylinder ( 1 ), by way of a hydraulic connection ( 73 , 74 ) that is closable by means of a separating valve ( 80 , 81 ), an inlet valve ( 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 ) and an outlet valve ( 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 ) connected upstream of each of the wheel brakes ( 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 ), and with a device for detecting brake application having a magnet ( 35 ) as a signal transmitter and a sensor element ( 36 ), the method comprising the steps of sensing a magnetic field change by means of the sensor element ( 36 ) upon movement of a piston of the master cylinder ( 1 ) creating a digital signal and an analog signal by means of the sensor element, passing on the two signals from the sensor element to an electronic control unit, and evaluating the two signals in the electronic control unit, wherein the digital signal is given priority over the analog signal in the evaluation upon brake application when no driving dynamics control operation is currently being performed in the vehicle.