Patent ID: 8690370

Claim:
A control module comprising: a plurality of control elements configured to control a first function of the control module in a first operating mode of the control module, where the control elements are grouped into different groups of control elements, each group of control elements corresponding to a predetermined group of functions of the control module, the grouping into groups depending on the operating mode of the control module; and an illumination system to provide illuminated control dividing surfaces that visually separate one group of control elements from another group of control elements, where the illumination system illuminates the control-dividing surfaces according to the operating mode of the control module, wherein the illumination system includes a plurality of different control-dividing surfaces to be illuminated separately, and wherein in a case of an operating mode change, the illumination system is configured such that the illuminated control-dividing surfaces are adapted accordingly to represent a new separation of the control elements into different groups, wherein an illuminated control-dividing surface provided between the control elements within the new separation separates one group of control elements from another group of control elements.