Steering column, comprising: a first sleeve; a second sleeve, the first sleeve being received in the second sleeve in a telescopic way in a longitudinal direction; and a gap elimination means, the gap elimination means comprising an elastic pretensioning element and a wedge-shaped body, the wedge-shaped body having a first wedge-shaped surface and a second mating surface, wherein the gap elimination means further comprises an intermediate element, the intermediate element having a third wedge-shaped surface which abuts the first wedge-shaped surface and has a shape fitted to the shape of the first wedge-shaped surface, and the pretensioning element applies a pressing force to the wedge-shaped body via the intermediate element such that the second mating surface of the wedge-shaped body abuts an outer peripheral surface of the first sleeve, wherein the elastic pretensioning element is arranged in a tangential direction of the first sleeve and applies a pressing force to the intermediate element in the tangential direction, and the intermediate element and the wedge-shaped body apply a force to the first sleeve in a radial direction under the action of the pressing force, wherein the intermediate element is provided with a first mating part and the wedge-shaped body is provided with a second mating part, the intermediate element and the wedge-shaped body being releasably engaged by means of the first mating part and the second mating part, and the first mating part and the second mating part defining a maximum range of movement of the intermediate element and the wedge-shaped body relative to each other, characterized in that the first mating part comprises at least one hook protruding towards the intermediate element, and the second mating part is formed as a recess, the hook and the recess forming a releasable engagement. a first sleeve; a second sleeve, the first sleeve being received in the second sleeve in a telescopic way in a longitudinal direction; and a gap elimination means, the gap elimination means comprising an elastic pretensioning element and a wedge-shaped body, the wedge-shaped body having a first wedge-shaped surface and a second mating surface, wherein the gap elimination means further comprises an intermediate element, the intermediate element having a third wedge-shaped surface which abuts the first wedge-shaped surface and has a shape fitted to the shape of the first wedge-shaped surface, and the pretensioning element applies a pressing force to the wedge-shaped body via the intermediate element such that the second mating surface of the wedge-shaped body abuts an outer peripheral surface of the first sleeve, wherein the elastic pretensioning element is arranged in a tangential direction of the first sleeve and applies a pressing force to the intermediate element in the tangential direction, and the intermediate element and the wedge-shaped body apply a force to the first sleeve in a radial direction under the action of the pressing force, wherein the intermediate element is provided with a first mating part and the wedge-shaped body is provided with a second mating part, the intermediate element and the wedge-shaped body being releasably engaged by means of the first mating part and the second mating part, and the first mating part and the second mating part defining a maximum range of movement of the intermediate element and the wedge-shaped body relative to each other, characterized in that the first mating part comprises at least one hook protruding towards the intermediate element, and the second mating part is formed as a recess, the hook and the recess forming a releasable engagement.