Operating device for an actuator of a motor vehicle

An operating device (10, 10′) for an actuator (14) of a motor vehicle (1), comprising:

• a frame (15), which can be fixed to a steering wheel (4) of said motor vehicle (1);
• and
• a lever (20), which can be grasped by a user and can be moved, relative to said frame (15), to a plurality of operating positions, which are spaced apart from one another and are associated with respective distinct commands for said actuator (14);
• said frame (15) further comprising:
• a plurality of visual indications (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e) associated with said operating positions of said lever (20) and representative of said commands;
• at least one light source (35) designed to emit a light beam (F);
• at least one optical conveying element (40), which is optically interposed between said light source (35) and said visual indications (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e) along a first axis (C) so as to backlight said visual indications (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e);
• characterized by said lever (20) comprising an optical magnifying element (45), which is optically coupled to said conveying element (40) and is adapted to magnify each visual indication (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e), when said lever (20) is in said corresponding position.