Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a manual actuating device with a plurality of degrees of freedom of adjustment for selecting and/or activating entries from a menu structure and a screen display (2) having a plurality of display areas (210 to 250) for displaying the menu structure, the display areas (210 to 250) each comprising at least one field for displaying one of the entries. In an activated display area (210 to 250) in at least one menu level, a first and/or a second of the plurality of degrees of freedom of adjustment of the manual actuating means for selecting and/or activating one of the entries corresponds to an orientation of the displayed entries, and a third and/or fourth degree of freedom of adjustment of the manual actuating device for exiting the active display area (210 to 250) is respectively orthogonal to the orientation of the displayed entries.

Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, including a manual actuating means with a number of degrees of freedom for selecting and/or activating entries in a menu structure and a screen display with display areas for displaying the menu structure. At least two degrees of freedom of the manual actuating means move a cursor for selecting and/or activating one of the entries in an active display area. A first degree of freedom corresponds to a turning movement, and in a clockwise direction about a z-axis a second degree of freedom corresponds to a turning movement in a counterclockwise direction about a z-axis. In addition, cursor movement in the active display area is effected by the first and/or second degree of freedom, depending on the orientation of the displayed entries.

Abstract: A device for controlling the representation of information on a vehicle screen includes an actuator which can be rotated about a longitudinal axis and deflected transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis. The portion (2) of the information which is represented on the vehicle screen displaced by a deflection movement of the actuator transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis (z), and discrete markable elements can be marked by a rotational movement of the actuator about the longitudinal axis. The information includes the discrete markable elements.