Abstract: The invention concerns a multimedia unit with a removable operating section (OS) for a vehicle. The multimedia unit controls and operates functional components for different media and is designed to be permanently installed in the instrument panel of a vehicle. The multimedia unit achieves good protection in a simple manner against theft and unauthorized use, and simplifies the operation of a multimedia unit with any number of functional components. The multimedia unit has a user surface of the removable operating section (OS), which also contains an antenna A2, a microphone MI 1 and a telephone loudspeaker and, is designed as a touch sensitive screen (TS), which in cooperation with a processor in the operating section (OS) and a control and display software generates an interactive user surface (F1) which is adapted to the respective functional component to be operated.