An operation device for a vehicle, comprising: a touch pad including a coordinate detection unit which includes a touch operational surface that is two-dimensional and virtually flat and supported by a substrate, wherein: the touch operational surface is configured to be movable upward and downward relative to the substrate, and includes a sensor to output a signal representing a contact of a finger; an outer frame member is disposed around a circumference of the touch operational surface such that the outer frame member projects upward compared to the touch operational surface, or such that the outer frame member extends on the same plane as the touch operational surface, the outer frame member being configured to be movable upward and downward together relative to the substrate with the touch operational surface as a whole; the operation device further comprising: a down movement detection unit that is provided separately from the touch operational surface and configured to output a signal representing a down movement of the outer frame member; a display unit that is disposed at a remote position with respect to the touch operational surface of the touch pad; and a control unit configured to respond, based on the signal output by the sensor, to a selection operation performed on selection items shown on said display unit, and to respond to a determination operation performed on the selection item having been selected, when a contact of a finger on the touch operational surface is not detected based on the signal output by the sensor, and a down movement of the touch operational surface is detected based on the signal output by the down movement detection unit, wherein after one of the selection items has been selected by the selection operation, when the contact of the finger on the touch operational surface is not detected, the control unit maintains a selected state of the selected selection item for a predetermined time, characterized in that the outer frame member is formed of a material different from that of the touch operational surface. the touch operational surface is configured to be movable upward and downward relative to the substrate, and includes a sensor to output a signal representing a contact of a finger; an outer frame member is disposed around a circumference of the touch operational surface such that the outer frame member projects upward compared to the touch operational surface, or such that the outer frame member extends on the same plane as the touch operational surface, the outer frame member being configured to be movable upward and downward together relative to the substrate with the touch operational surface as a whole; the operation device further comprising: a down movement detection unit that is provided separately from the touch operational surface and configured to output a signal representing a down movement of the outer frame member; a display unit that is disposed at a remote position with respect to the touch operational surface of the touch pad; and a control unit configured to respond, based on the signal output by the sensor, to a selection operation performed on selection items shown on said display unit, and to respond to a determination operation performed on the selection item having been selected, when a contact of a finger on the touch operational surface is not detected based on the signal output by the sensor, and a down movement of the touch operational surface is detected based on the signal output by the down movement detection unit, wherein after one of the selection items has been selected by the selection operation, when the contact of the finger on the touch operational surface is not detected, the control unit maintains a selected state of the selected selection item for a predetermined time, characterized in that the outer frame member is formed of a material different from that of the touch operational surface. a down movement detection unit that is provided separately from the touch operational surface and configured to output a signal representing a down movement of the outer frame member; a display unit that is disposed at a remote position with respect to the touch operational surface of the touch pad; and a control unit configured to respond, based on the signal output by the sensor, to a selection operation performed on selection items shown on said display unit, and to respond to a determination operation performed on the selection item having been selected, when a contact of a finger on the touch operational surface is not detected based on the signal output by the sensor, and a down movement of the touch operational surface is detected based on the signal output by the down movement detection unit, wherein after one of the selection items has been selected by the selection operation, when the contact of the finger on the touch operational surface is not detected, the control unit maintains a selected state of the selected selection item for a predetermined time,