A connecting device for connecting a small vehicle to a base station, comprising a first locking part attached to the base station, having a first securing unit, a second locking part attached to the small vehicle, having a second securing unit; wherein the first locking part and the second locking part are designed to be connected to one another, wherein the first securing unit can be selectively transferred between a release state and a locking state, wherein the first securing unit and the second securing unit are designed in such a way, in particular complementary to one another, that separation of the interconnected first and second locking parts (20, 30) is prevented in the locking state; wherein the connecting device comprises a securing cable for mechanically securing the small vehicle to the base station, that the securing cable is fixedly connected to the first locking part, wherein a securing body and/or a control member is attached to the first locking part, wherein the first locking part being firmly connected to the base station via the securing cable;. that a release actuator for transferring the securing body and/or the control member out of the locking state is arranged outside of the first locking part, in particular is arranged remote from the first locking part, characterized in that a force transmission means is provided, adapted for transmitting an actuating force from the release actuator, arranged outside the locking part, to the securing body and/or control member, arranged inside the locking part, wherein the force transmission means being guided at least in sections in the securing cable. a first locking part attached to the base station, having a first securing unit, a second locking part attached to the small vehicle, having a second securing unit; wherein the first locking part and the second locking part are designed to be connected to one another, wherein the first securing unit can be selectively transferred between a release state and a locking state, wherein the first securing unit and the second securing unit are designed in such a way, in particular complementary to one another, that separation of the interconnected first and second locking parts (20, 30) is prevented in the locking state; wherein the connecting device comprises a securing cable for mechanically securing the small vehicle to the base station, that the securing cable is fixedly connected to the first locking part, wherein a securing body and/or a control member is attached to the first locking part, wherein the first locking part being firmly connected to the base station via the securing cable;. that a release actuator for transferring the securing body and/or the control member out of the locking state is arranged outside of the first locking part, in particular is arranged remote from the first locking part, characterized in that a force transmission means is provided, adapted for transmitting an actuating force from the release actuator, arranged outside the locking part, to the securing body and/or control member, arranged inside the locking part, wherein the force transmission means being guided at least in sections in the securing cable.