CONTROL UNIT FOR OPERATING THE PERIPHERAL INSTRUMENTS OF A VEHICLE, AND A GEAR LEVER THAT CAN BE USED IN THE CONTROL UNIT

摘要

A control unit (1) for operating the peripheral instruments of a vehicle comprises a control element (3) with a connected monitor screen (5). The control element is formed by a gear lever (7) for operating a vehicle gear box. The gear lever (7) can be moved between several positions (9), which correspond to different gear ratios in which the gears can be changed. The gear lever (7) can be moved in a limited area (11) around any position (9), so that moving the gear lever operates the peripheral instruments. The control unit (1) also comprises vibration devices (27) that can vibrate the gear lever (7) during its operation. Vibrating the gear lever in different ways allows the user to feel when a switch is made between peripheral instruments and when functions of peripheral instruments are selected or set.