System and method for adjusting a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body

A method of adjusting a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a control device, an operating command from a control device to adjust the vehicle door;
• controlling, by the control device, an electromotive adjusting device to adjust the vehicle door based on the operating command;
• evaluating, by the control device, whether the operating command is received from a near area;
• detecting an object by a sensor device;
• detecting, by a sensor, an object disposed either in a first recognition area or a second recognition area;
• and
• operating, by the control device, either in a first operating mode or a second operating mode, wherein the operating step includes operating in the first operating mode in response to receiving the operating command from the near area, and operating in the second operating mode in response to receiving the operating command from another area different than the near area, and wherein
• the operating step includes recognizing, by the control device operating in the first operating mode, the object disposed in the first recognition area a collision obstacle, or recognizing, by the control device operating in the second operating mode, the object disposed the second recognition area as the collision obstacle.