Vehicle computer system and method for controlling a cursor for a vehicle computer system

Motor vehicle computer system has an operating unit (22-24) for 2-D movement of a cursor on a screen and for selection of menu points and in addition first means (34) for determining an area of given information on a screen, second means (36) for determining a pulling-in region of given size in the screen and third means (30) for exerting an activation force on an operating element (22) when the cursor is within the pulling-in region so that the cursor is moved to the first screen area. An Independent claim is also included for a method for control of a cursor on a vehicle computer screen that enables the cursor to be moved automatically to given selection points once it is within a given pulling-in or selection region.