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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Andreas Medler, Lengede, DE;
Jan Michaelis, Berlin, DE;
Frank Hauschild, Berlin, DE;
Kyoung Sun Han, Berlin, DE;
Andreas Medler, Lengede, DE;
Jan Michaelis, Berlin, DE;
Frank Hauschild, Berlin, DE;
Kyoung Sun Han, Berlin, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
The multi-function control device for a motor vehicle has a plurality of operating elements, function groups and/or functions subordinate to the function groups being operable via the operating elements, the function groups having one or more menu levels, which are displayable via a display device, and one or more function groups being active, and a selected function group from among the group of the active function groups, and/or at least one function subordinate to the selected function group is displayable using the display device, it being possible to access non-selected, active function groups and/or at least one function subordinate to the non-selected function group, within the selected function group without leaving the context of the selected function group.