Operational control for a motor vehicle roof

An operational control for a motor vehicle roof openable by motor over different intermediate stages, the motor vehicle roof including a motorized blind and successive roof components, including a wind deflector louver, a cover and a rear window, which can be actuated by means of separate drives so as to approach predetermined opening stages, the motorized blind being located under the cover, the operational control comprising:

• at least one rotary switch with operating positions located around the rotary switch, said operating positions signaling respective opening stages, said at least one rotary switch capable of a rotary motion for actuating the separate drives, said at least one rotary switch including a pushbutton which operates as a rocker, said pushbutton operable for manual control of the motorized blind only when the motor vehicle roof is completely closed and operable to open the motorized blind both before a raising of the wind deflector louver and before movement of at least one of the cover and the rear window in an opening direction.