CONTROL PANEL FOR CONTROLLING A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE

A control panel for controlling a household appliance includes a housing and an electric or electronic controller disposed in the housing. The controller includes a processing unit and a memory. A first control element is disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the controller. A second control element is disposed on the housing and is electrically connected to the controller. The second control element includes a ten-digit keypad. A light source is provided that is activatable by the first control element and for illuminating the keypad in accordance with a predetermined activation condition stored in the memory. The light source is electrically connected to the controller. When the light source is deactivated, the keypad and light source are substantially invisible to the human eye.