Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Chris Paulus

Florian Duerr

Joachim Paul

Steffen Hoelzel

Kersten Stahl

Gerard Nijman

Thomas Huebener

Mike Peeters

Christoph Schenk

A display-and-control system () of a motor vehicle () has multiple display devices () and multiple control devices () arranged on a multi-function steering wheel () for driver interaction. The control devices () have multiple control elements arranged on the multi-function steering wheel (). The display devices () include a central main display device () to display at least one main control parameter and at least one additional display device () that can be activated in at least one adjustment mode (). The additional display device () can be arranged to the left and to the right of the main display device () and can display at least one additional control parameter () that can be adjusted by the driver.

Display-and-control system of a motor vehicle

A combination instrument () of a motor vehicle has a data input () for feeding measurement data related to vehicle parameters, including a status () of a drag reduction system (DRS). A display () is connected to the data input () via a computer unit () for graphically representing the measurement data. The display () is configured to represent an image () of the motor vehicle composed of multiple graphical sub-objects (). The computer unit () is configured to have the display () represent sub-objects () relevant to the operation of the DRS in a neutral color, a standby color or a warning color depending on the status () of the DRS and other measurement data.

Combination instrument for displaying motor vehicle parameters as well as method for monitoring a DRS of a motor vehicle

A drive unit for an air deflector element of a motor vehicle includes a drive motor transmission unit formed by a drive motor connected with, as a single unit, at least one transmission, a control unit configured to control the drive unit, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the drive unit.

Drive unit and method for controlling a drive unit, in particular for an air deflector element of a motor vehicle

A method for adjusting a spoiler unit of a spoiler device of a motor vehicle from a first position into a second position includes determining a characteristic value for a positional difference between the first position and the second position and deriving, as a function of the characteristic value, a travel speed of the spoiler unit.

Spoiler device and method

An air guiding device for a motor vehicle has a spoiler lip () extending in the transverse direction (FQ) of the vehicle, and an actuating device () for the spoiler lip () in such a manner that the spoiler lip () is movable between a retracted rest position (RS) and an extended maximum position (MS). The spoiler lip () has, in the region of the longitudinal side () thereof which is directed toward a roadway, a flexurally elastic rod () that is guided movably in a guide device (). A displacement measuring device () detects a position of the rod member ().

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