Control point and method for actuating of light functions

The method involves activating one of the lighting functions based on an actual speed of the vehicle, when manually switching from a currently activated one of the lighting functions to the other one of the lighting functions. The active state of the currently activated one of the lighting functions is maintained, and barring of the activation of the other one of the lighting functions is performed, when the actual speed of the vehicle exceeds a predefined speed during switching from the currently activated one of the lighting functions to the other one of the lighting functions. An independent claim is included for operating device for controlling different lighting functions in vehicle.