MOLDED PART AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A MOLDED PART

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A molded part comprises a decorative layer having a visible front side, a rear side, and a backing that is situated on the rear side of the decorative layer. The decorative layer comprises a decorative ply having a front side, a rear side that faces the backing, a light-conducting optical layer, situated between the front side of the decorative ply and the front side of the decorative layer, having a first refractive index. Situated in at least one symbol area of the decorative layer, between the decorative ply and the optical layer, is a transparent or translucent effect layer for displaying one or more symbols, and that has a second refractive index that is different from the first refractive index. The molded part includes a first light system for scattering light internally about the symbol, and a second light system for illuminating a front side of the symbol externally.

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