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A sensor mounting for a distance sensor includes a fixing part for attaching to a vehicle, and a receiving part attached to the fixing part in an adjustable manner in order to receive the distance sensor. The receiving part is adjustable into at least two different angular positions on the fixing pa

A sensor mounting for a distance sensor includes a fixing part for attaching to a vehicle, and a receiving part attached to the fixing part in an adjustable manner in order to receive the distance sensor. The receiving part is adjustable into at least two different angular positions on the fixing part.

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1. A mounting for a distance sensor, comprising: an attachment part for attachment to a vehicle; andan accommodating part configured to accommodate the distance sensor and attachable to the attachment part in at least two different angular positions of the accommodating part, a sensor axis of the di

1. A mounting for a distance sensor, comprising: an attachment part for attachment to a vehicle; andan accommodating part configured to accommodate the distance sensor and attachable to the attachment part in at least two different angular positions of the accommodating part, a sensor axis of the distance sensor extending in one direction along a horizontal plane of the accommodating part when the accommodating part is in a first angular position of the at least two different angular positions, and the sensor axis extending in a different direction along another horizontal plane of the accommodating part when the accommodating part is in a second angular position of the at least two different angular positions. 2. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one direction along the horizontal plane of the accommodating part is substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. 3. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the horizontal plane and the another horizontal plane are parallel to one another. 4. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the different direction along the another horizontal plane of the accommodating part is offset relative to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. 5. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attachment part comprises a first positioning surface and the accommodating part comprises a second positioning surface, and wherein the first and second positioning surfaces are in contact with each other in each of the at least two different angular positions. 6. The mounting as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first positioning surface has a first inclination angle relative to a vertical plane and the second positioning surface has a second inclination angle relative to the vertical plane, the first and second inclination angles being of approximately equal magnitude such that, when the accommodating part is in the second angular position, a direction of the sensor axis is displaced by approximately double the inclination angle relative to a direction of the sensor axis when the accommodating part is in the first angular position. 7. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the accommodating part is positively latchable to the attachment part in each of the at least two different angular positions. 8. The mounting as claimed in claim 7, wherein the accommodating part and the attachment part each comprises bearing eyes that are positively lockable by fixing bolts in each of the at least two different angular positions. 9. A mounting for a distance sensor, comprising: a housing for attachment to a vehicle; anda cover adjustably attached to the housing and configured to accommodate the distance sensor, the cover closing the housing and adjustable on the housing in at least two different angular positions, the distance sensor being attached to the cover and enclosed by the housing, and the cover being rotated through about 180° in each of the at least two different angular positions relative to the other of the at least two different angular positions. 10. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein an opening is defined in the accommodating part for the distance sensor for detecting an exterior area through the opening. 11. The mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting is substantially rectangular, wherein the attachment part and the accommodating part form parts of the rectangular mounting, and wherein lateral surfaces of the attachment part and the accommodating part are at least one of the following: (i) substantially parallel to each other in at least one of the at least two different angular positions and (ii) merged together in at least one of the at least two different angular positions. 12. A sensor system, comprising: the mounting as claimed in claim 1, and a distance sensor accommodated by the mounting for detecting a distance to an object. 13. A vehicle, comprising: at least one sensor system as claimed in claim 12, and a controller configured to receive sensor signals of the at least one sensor system, wherein the at least one sensor system is attached to the rear of the vehicle and is orientated substantially towards the rear of the vehicle, and wherein the at least one sensor system (i) in a first angular position of the mounting is orientated with a sensor axis substantially towards the rear of the vehicle opposite to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and (ii) in another angular position of the mounting is orientated substantially laterally rearwards. 14. A vehicle, comprising at least three sensor systems and a controller configured to receive sensor signals of the at least three sensor systems, the at least three sensor systems being attached to and orientated substantially towards the rear of the vehicle, each of the at least three sensor systems comprising a mounting and a distance sensor accommodated by the mounting for detecting a distance to an object, each mounting having an attachment part for attachment to the vehicle and an accommodating part adjustably attached to the attachment part and configured to accommodate the distance sensor, each accommodating part being adjustable on the corresponding attachment part in at least two different angular positions, a central one of the at least three sensor systems being set in a first angular position of the at least two different angular positions and a left one and a right one of the at least three sensor systems being each set in a second angular position of the at least two different angular positions, the central sensor system being orientated with a central sensor axis towards the rear of the vehicle substantially opposite and parallel to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the left sensor system being orientated with a left sensor axis in a horizontal plane outwards to the left of the vehicle, the right sensor system being orientated with a right sensor axis in the horizontal plane outwards to the right of the vehicle, and housings of the left sensor system and the right sensor system being attached to mounting devices of the vehicle in positions that are rotated by about 180° relative to each other.