A method for the production of an operating device, in particular for a vehicle component, comprising a rotary operating element and a bearing unit at which the rotary operating element is supported for rotation about a rotation axis, wherein in the method - the rotary operating element rotatable about the rotation axis is produced as an injection-molded plastic part in a first molding die having a die separation plane, and - the bearing unit comprises a first bearing element with a bearing surface that extends in a radial plane relative to the rotation axis and concentrically to the same, - wherein the first bearing element is produced as an injection molded plastic part in a second molding die having a die separation plane, - wherein, due to being produced by means of the molding die, the rotary operating element is provided with a contact surface that also extends in a radial plane relative to the rotation axis and concentrically to the same, - wherein either the bearing surface of the first bearing element or the contact surface of the rotary operating element is formed outside the die separation plane of the injection molding die (28; 48) for the relevant element (14; 18), - wherein the other of the two surfaces (26; 36) is formed in the die separation plane (34; 46) of the injection molding die (28; 48) for said relevant element (14; 18), and - wherein the rotary operating element and the bearing unit are assembled to each other such that the contact surface of the rotary operating element contacts the bearing surface of the first bearing element of the bearing unit, - wherein the rotary operating element has a flange on which the contact surface is formed, - wherein the bearing unit comprises a second bearing element adapted to be mechanically coupled with the first bearing element, which has a support surface for support at the bearing surface of the first bearing element and a hold-down surface to extend above the flange of the rotary operating element, wherein the support surface and the hold-down surface are each substantially concentric with respect to the rotation axis and, seen along the rotation axis, are spaced apart from each other, and - wherein the second bearing element is formed as an injection-molded plastic part produced in a third molding die with a die separation plane, wherein the support surface and the hold-down surface are respectively formed outside the dieseparation plane of this injection molding die, and - wherein the two bearing elements (14, 16) are connected with each other. - the rotary operating element rotatable about the rotation axis is produced as an injection-molded plastic part in a first molding die having a die separation plane, and - the bearing unit comprises a first bearing element with a bearing surface that extends in a radial plane relative to the rotation axis and concentrically to the same, - wherein the first bearing element is produced as an injection molded plastic part in a second molding die having a die separation plane, - wherein, due to being produced by means of the molding die, the rotary operating element is provided with a contact surface that also extends in a radial plane relative to the rotation axis and concentrically to the same, - wherein either the bearing surface of the first bearing element or the contact surface of the rotary operating element is formed outside the die separation plane of the injection molding die (28; 48) for the relevant element (14; 18), - wherein the other of the two surfaces (26; 36) is formed in the die separation plane (34; 46) of the injection molding die (28; 48) for said relevant element (14; 18), and - wherein the rotary operating element and the bearing unit are assembled to each other such that the contact surface of the rotary operating element contacts the bearing surface of the first bearing element of the bearing unit, - wherein the rotary operating element has a flange on which the contact surface is formed, - wherein the bearing unit comprises a second bearing element adapted to be mechanically coupled with the first bearing element, which has a support surface for support at the bearing surface of the first bearing element and a hold-down surface to extend above the flange of the rotary operating element, wherein the support surface and the hold-down surface are each substantially concentric with respect to the rotation axis and, seen along the rotation axis, are spaced apart from each other, and - wherein the second bearing element is formed as an injection-molded plastic part produced in a third molding die with a die separation plane, wherein the support surface and the hold-down surface are respectively formed outside the dieseparation plane of this injection molding die, and - wherein the two bearing elements (14, 16) are connected with each other.