Method for operating a multi-range radar system for a vehicle

A method for operating a radar system for a vehicle, wherein the radar system is configured to carry out at least one radar measurement, the method comprising:

• using at least one transmitting antenna element of at least one transmitting antenna arrangement of the radar system to transmit at least one radar signal;
• and
• putting at least one receiving antenna element of at least one receiving antenna arrangement of the radar system on standby to receive any radar echo signals based on the at least one radar signal,
• wherein the at least one transmitting antenna element is actuated according to at least one control scheme,
• wherein a basic control scheme for the radar system, which is specified according to the intended use of the radar system on the vehicle, is adjusted for at least one measurement mode of the radar system at the latest at the beginning of the at least one radar measurement,
• wherein the basic control scheme is used to accommodate a basic main beam axis of the at least one transmitting antenna arrangement to the intended use of the radar system, and
• wherein the at least one radar measurement is carried out starting from the basic control scheme.