Abstract: A display unit in a dashboard of a vehicle is provided where the display unit is not visible to the viewing person in an inoperative position and, when its operation is started or for the purpose of being read, the display unit can be brought into an operative position by being swivelled by 180° out of its inoperative position.

Abstract: A body of a material as clear as glass, is arranged behind the parts to be illuminated and passes light beams from at least one illumination source to the areas to be illuminated and reflects the beams by deflection at reflection surfaces to the individual areas to be illuminated. The optical conductor body (1) includes a plate (1) with a substantially planar surface, openings (7, 8, 9) extending transversely through the plate (1), the walls (7a, 8a, 9a) of these openings extending at right angles to the central plane (5) of the plate at an acute angle to the course of the light beams and having reflection surfaces. The light beams are passed parallel to the central plane (5) of the plate within the plate, the light beams being reflected into recesses provided as output areas and being reflected out of these recesses by means of reflection surfaces (10b) inclined with repsect to the central plane (5) of the plate.