A method for providing Bedienvorrichtungin a vehicle and operating device

The present invention relates to a method of providing an operating device 6 in a vehicle 11, are generated in the from of a control device 3 the graphic data which drive the display area 2 so that a graphical object is displayed 12 to a running application, and the geometric structure of a operation object 13 is detected in a detection space 8 in front of the display surface 2 and a control signal for controlling the running application is generated in dependence on the detected structure. The inventive method is characterized in that a control signal is generated to stop the application being executed by the control device 3 when a geometric structure of the actuator object has been detected in the detection chamber 8 13, wherein a substantially flat surface 14 of the operation object 13, which in is disposed is oriented substantially parallel to the display surface 2, spaced apart from the display surface. 2 The invention further relates to a corresponding operating device to perform this method as well as a vehicle having such an operating device.