A method for assisting a driver in a performing a driver assistance system having a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having system selection means

A method for assisting a driver in a performing at least one driver assistance system having a motor vehicle, wherein, in operation of the motor vehicle (1) by means of a vehicle sensor means (4) detects continuously trip data and transmitted to a system selection means (6) for evaluating and wherein the system selection means (6 ) the or each appropriate driver assistance systems (2) are selected for their activation in response to a result of the evaluation in the presence of at least one of the instantaneous travel of the motor vehicle (1) suitable driver assistance system (2) (in the motor vehicle 1), characterized in that the one or more selected driver assistance systems (2) are proposed to the driver by the system selection means (6) for activation and that a selected driver assistance system (2) even if it has not come to an activation, is in a passive standby mode in which e s despite non-activation driving situations analyzed in the background.