Volkswagen Ag

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Jörg Seifert

Luigi J Trabucco

Darina Merezhnikova

Gustav Hofmann

Tomasz Bachorski

Alexander Hahn

Klaus Bischoff

Marcus Weidig

Janine Bretz

Rüdiger Woike

Reiner Schmidt

Olaf Schwarz

Michael Schwabe

Christof Krawczyk

An operator control device for controlling vehicle functions in a transportation vehicle, a system, and a corresponding method. Provided are operator control elements on a steering wheel and a display indicator to be used for controlling vehicle functions. Operator control zones/regions with which functions are selected and controlled are located on the left and the right of the steering wheel in a position that is ergonomically easily reached by the driver's thumbs. The contexts/functions to be controlled in each case are depicted in the display element in the driver's line of sight here, so that diversion of the driver's eyes is minimized. The operator control elements are of a symmetrical design.

Reduced operator control device

Instrument panel for media and navigation system

Control and indicator panel for a vehicle

Instrument panel for media and navigation systems

A multifunctional display and operating device in a motor vehicle includes a display field for displaying information, and, situated adjacent to the display field, includes operating elements for selecting functions, the operating elements arranged as keys which are each pivotable about a rotational axis extending in, or at an end region of the keys parallel to a surface of the display field.

Multifunction display and operating device in a motor vehicle

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Wolfsburg, Germany

Jörg Seifert