Volkswagen Ag

Henning Thiele

Darius Watola

Wojciech Huwer

Anette Grüneberg

Volkmar Wagner

Maximilian Barthel

Spiro Trikaliotis

Hyein Shin

Stephanie Albrecht

Sema Yavuz

Olga Helwich

A light guide includes a viewing side, a rear side opposite the viewing side, a plurality of rib elements formed on the rear side and configured to define a light scatter output from the light guide. The light guide is configured to be coupled to a rotary knob operating device, with the rib elements providing a compression fit with the rotary knob operating device.

Light guide for rotary knob operation device

The disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, in which an operating device is used to receive a user input that characterizes a selection of an ambient mode to be set from multiple predefined ambient modes, and in which a control apparatus is used to trigger the setting of a group of settings, represented by the selected ambient mode, in vehicle components of the motor vehicle that are predefined by the selected ambient mode, that are to be set, and that each provide a comfort function.

Method for operating a motor vehicle and motor vehicle

Control and indicator panel for vehicle

Combined control and indicator panel for a vehicle

An operating device for a motor vehicle, having a base element configured to be attached to an interior component, a screen device configured to display a driving mode and/or an ambient mode of the motor vehicle display, having a touch-sensitive surface configured to receive a first user input. A ring element is configured to enclose the screen device on the peripheral side, and configured to move relative to the base element in different rotational positions, and configured to receive a second user input via an adjustment of the ring element between the rotational positions, and a control device which is configured to, depending on the first user input and/or the second user input, provide a control signal to trigger a driving mode to be set and/or an ambient mode of the motor vehicle to be set.

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Wolfsburg, Germany

Henning Thiele