The invention relates to an operating system for driver assistance systems (20, 22, 24, 26) of a motor vehicle (10), comprising a plurality of operating elements (12, 14, 16, 18) which can be assigned to at least one operating group (28) and which are disposed solely for operating driver assistance systems (20, 22) that can be assigned to at least one group (30), wherein a corresponding function for operating the driver assistance systems (20, 22) can be assigned to each of the operating elements (12, 14, 16, 18) on the basis of adjustable combinations of operating modes of the driver assistance systems (20, 22). The invention further relates to an operating system as per one of the preceding claims, the operating elements (12, 14, 16, 18) being disposed in order to operate a driver assistance system (20) disposed as an adaptive cruise control system, and in order to operate a driver assistance system (22) disposed as a lane departure warning system.