Operator control device for a motor vehicle and method for operating a motor vehicle by using an operator control device
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorMartina Heinze
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Abstract
A touch-sensitive display device and a hand rest which can be adjusted between a first position and a second position are included in an operating device for a motor vehicle. The hand rest is arranged in the area of the display device. A control device activates a first display area of the display device and activates a manual driving mode of the motor vehicle when the hand rest is arranged in the first position. The control device activates a second display area of the display device and an autopilot of the motor vehicle when the hand rest is arranged in the second position.
Claims20
An operator control device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display apparatus;
- a hand rest, provided in a region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus, adjustable between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a controller configured:
- to activate a first display region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus and a manual driving mode of the motor vehicle, when the hand rest is in the first position, and
- to activate a second display region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus and an autopilot function of the motor vehicle, when the hand rest is in the second position.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a driver assistance system configured to provide an autopilot function of the motor vehicle;
- and
- an operator control device, including:
- a touch-sensitive display apparatus,
- a hand rest, provided in a region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus, adjustable between a first position and a second position, and
- a controller configured:
- to activate a first display region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus and a manual driving mode of the motor vehicle, when the hand rest is in the first position, and
- to activate a second display region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus and the autopilot function of the motor vehicle, when the hand rest is in the second position.
A method for operating a motor vehicle, comprising:
- providing a hand rest in a region of a touch-sensitive display apparatus of the motor vehicle;
- activating, by a controller, a first display region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus and a manual driving mode of the motor vehicle when the hand rest is in a first position;
- and
- activating, by the controller, a second display region of the touch-sensitive display apparatus and an autopilot function of the motor vehicle when the hand rest is in a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.