Device and method for selecting a switch position

A device for selecting a desired switch position out of a plurality of switch positions, said device comprising:

• a control element;
• a support member arranged axially below the control element, the support member configured to rotate around a shaft, relative to at least one locking bolt and the control element, wherein a snap-in cam is formed in the support member forming a Maltese cross transmission structure, and a switch position depends on a position of the at least one locking bolt relative to the snap-in cam;
• a drive device rotating the support member via an engagement with the Maltese cross transmission structure;
• and
• a fixing device comprising a locking disc rotationally coupled to the at least one locking bolt by which an absolute angular position of the at least one locking bolt is fixed while the drive device rotates the Maltese cross transmission structure.