Patent ID: 8766911

Claim:
A multifunction display and operating device of a motor vehicle, comprising: a display device, a control unit linked to a display surface of the display device for implementing a user interface, and at least one detection unit, wherein the user interface comprises at least one display context and one operating context, wherein in a display mode display information dependent on the display context is displayed on a display surface of the display device in a context information area and in addition cross-context status information is displayed in a status information area of the display surface, and via a first actuating action detectable by the detection unit a change into a first operating mode is initiated in which operating information dependent on the operating context is displayed additionally or alternatively in the context information area, and wherein the control unit switches the user interface from the first operating mode to a selection operating mode in which selection information linked to a selection of an operating parameter is displayed in the status information area of the display surface when the detection unit senses a second actuating action; wherein selection of the operation parameter controls at least in part an operation of a system associated with the motor vehicle instead of an operation of the display device, the system associated with the motor vehicle selected from a group consisting of: a navigation system; a passenger temperature control system; an audio system; a telephone system; and a traffic information system.