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

Markus Walters

Georg Wahl

Guerol Guendogan

Manfred Harrer

An operator control element () for selecting and setting a driving mode of the vehicle, wherein a rotational element () on the steering wheel of the vehicle is provided with a sensing element () which detects the rotation of the rotational element () and the stationary position of the rotational element, wherein the rotation of the rotational element can be sensed by counting the rotational steps, wherein a position and sequence of the rotational steps is assigned to each selectable driving mode, with the result that the driving modes are selected by rotating the rotational element to a stationary position and by counting the rotational steps when the rotational direction is detected.

Operator control element

A steering wheel has at least one shift paddle which is coupled to the steering wheel in such a manner that the shift paddle is movable relative to the steering wheel in order in a contactless manner to trigger a shifting operation. In order to improve the ease of operation when actuating the shift paddle on the steering wheel, the steering wheel is distinguished by a slotted guide mechanism by which a shifting sensation is generated during movement of the shift paddle.

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Stuttgart, Germany

Markus Walters