Aspects of the present invention relate to a
control system (100) for controlling a driver assistance
system indicator
system of a vehicle (10). The
control system is configured to set a driver assistance
system indication mode of a driver assistance system indicator system to a high indication mode at a start of a drive cycle, where the driver assistance system indicator system is configured to indicate operation of a driver assistance system of the vehicle. The
control system is configured to output a mode indicator
signal for causing the display screen (314, 422) to display a mode indicator (318, 424, 426) in a
field of view of a driver of the vehicle looking at a road ahead to indicate that the driver assistance system indicates that the mode is set to a high indication mode. The control system is configured to: receive at least one input
signal indicative of a
user input to an input element (316, 432) located at a
steering wheel (420) of the vehicle and indicative of a request to change a driver assistance system indication mode from a high indication mode; and changing the driver assistance system indication mode from a high indication mode to a different indication mode by disabling one or more of the plurality of operation indicators according to different indication
modes in accordance with the at least one input
signal. The control system is configured to output a
mode change signal configured to cause the display screen (314, 422) to change the mode indicator to indicate that the driver assistance system indication mode is set to a different indication mode.