Operating and display device for a domestic appliance, and domestic appliance

An operating and display device (11) for a domestic appliance, with:

• Operating means for setting at least one parameter of an operational process of the domestic appliance, wherein the operating means is embodied as a touch-sensitive, capacitive operating means and has a touch-sensitive actuation surface (16),
• A plurality of capacitive sensor electrodes (31, 44), which are arranged at a distance from the touch-sensitive actuation surface (16),
• A light conductor part (24, 34) for conducting light,
• A plurality of function symbols (13, 14, 15), which each symbolize a selectable value of the parameter, and
• A lighting device (47) for backlighting the function symbols (13, 14, 15), by means of which the function symbol (13, 14, 15) assigned to the respective selected value of the parameter can be optically distinguished from the other function symbols (13, 14, 15),
• wherein the touch-sensitive actuation surface (16) is arranged so as to overlap with the function symbols (13, 14, 15) so that, by touching the actuation surface (16) in an overlapping area (17) with one of the function symbols (13, 14, 15), the value of the parameter assigned to this function symbol (13, 14, 15) is able to be selected, characterized in that
• the capacitive sensor electrodes (31, 44) are arranged so as to overlap with the touch-sensitive actuation surface (16) and a separate capacitive sensor electrode (31, 44), which is arranged so as to overlap with the function symbols (13, 14, 15) assigned to it, is assigned to at least a part of the function symbols (13, 14, 15) in each case, so that by touching the actuation surface (16) in an overlapping area (17) with one of the sensor electrodes (31, 44) a capacitance of a touch capacitor having one of these sensor electrodes (31, 44) is able to be changed.