Method and device for providing information in a vehicle

The invention relates to a method for outputting at least a first piece of information in a vehicle, in which a first control element (9.1) is assigned a first and a second control action. Furthermore, the first piece of information is received via a first receiving unit (6, 6.1) and receipt of the first piece of information is signaled. When the first control action has been detected, the received first piece of information is output by a first output unit (4.1), wherein the first output unit (4.1) is assigned to multiple vehicle seats. When the second control action has been detected, the received first piece of information is output by a second output unit (4.2), wherein the second output unit (4.2) is assigned to only one vehicle seat. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device (2) for carrying out the method according to the invention.