Lighting module for illuminating the vehicle interior of a motor vehicle

An operating device configured to control a lighting device of a motor vehicle, the operating device comprising:

• a plurality of operating elements;
• and
• a display unit, which is a touch-sensitive display,
• wherein at least one image of a rear region of an interior of the motor vehicle is displayed on the display unit in at least one display zone,
• wherein the at least one image is divided into a plurality of actuatable segments, each of the plurality of actuatable segments being configured so that, a user actuating one or more of the plurality of actuatable segments, selects which zone of the rear region is to be lit or in which zone the lighting should be changed by the lighting device,
• wherein at least one operating element of the plurality of operating elements is configured to allow the user to select a preset lighting program that is shown and simulated on the display unit,
• wherein the at least one display zone includes left-hand and right-hand display zones, an image of a left-hand zone of the rear region is displayed in the left-hand display zone in the display unit, and an image of a right-hand zone of the rear region is displayed in the right-hand display zone of the display unit.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle interior;
• a lighting device configured to light the vehicle interior, wherein the lighting device comprises
• a plurality of light sources configured to light the vehicle interior;
• a control device configured to control at least two of the light sources independently of one another;
• an operating device connected to the control device and comprising operating elements configured to receiver a user input to control the at least two light sources independently of one another by a user,
• wherein the operating device comprises a display unit that displays a partial image of the vehicle interior that is lit by the plurality of light sources, wherein the display unit comprises selectable segments corresponding to zones of the vehicle interior that are to be lit,
• wherein the operating device is configured such that a lighting program selected by the user via one of the operating elements is shown as a simulated image or in a relevant display zone of the display unit,
• wherein the display unit is a touch-sensitive display, and
• wherein the partial image displayed by the display unit is a live image of the vehicle interior recorded by a camera installed in the vehicle interior of the motor vehicle.

A method for lighting a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

• controlling, according to one or more actuated segments of a plurality of actuatable segments in an image displayed on a touch-sensitive display and according to actuation of one or more operating elements, at least two light sources of a plurality of light sources of a lighting device configured to light the vehicle interior;
• determining, based on the one or more actuated segments, a zone of the vehicle interior that is to be lit;
• adjusting, using the one or more operating elements, a lighting parameter of at least one of the at least two light sources;
• displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, at least one partial image of the vehicle interior that is lit by the plurality of light sources,
• wherein a lighting program selected by a user via the one or more operating elements is first shown as a simulated image in a relevant display zone of the touch-sensitive display, and
• wherein the at least one display zone includes left-hand and right-hand display zones, an image of a left-hand zone of the rear region is displayed in the left-hand display zone in the display unit, and an image of a right-hand zone of the rear region is displayed in the right-hand display zone of the display unit.