PURPOSE: To prevent the dispersion of meters and a display screen and quickly operate operation selecting switches.

CONSTITUTION: This display device for a vehicle is provided with a display screen 8 provided in front of a driver's seat, displaying various information, and displaying at least the meter-related information 12 in the meter display mode, a plurality of operation selecting switches 18 selecting various operations, a mode selecting switch 17 switching the display screen 8 displaying the meter- related information 12 to the display of the operation information indicating the operation functions of the operation selecting switches 18 in the operation mode, and a display control means displaying the operation information on the display screen 8 in response to the layout relation of the operation selecting switches 18 and in response to the operation functions of the operation selecting switches 18 when the operation mode is selected by the mode selecting switch 17.