Device for detecting presence of a user for motor vehicle

摘要

The invention concerns a device for detecting the presence of a user to allow and/or prevent access inside a motor vehicle, the vehicle comprising at least a decorative element fixed to the body ( 2 ) proximate to an opening (O), the device comprising at least an electrode detecting ( 1 ) the presence of a user and a processing circuit ( 5 ) connected to the detecting electrode. The invention is characterised in that the decorative element (ED) has at least an electrically conductive part ( 12 ) coupled at least partly with the detecting electrode ( 1 ) so as to form an active detecting surface.