Steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising - an adjusting unit having a steering shaft which is mounted in a casing tube so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis, - a supporting unit which can be connected to the body of the motor vehicle and in which the adjusting unit can be received, - a fixing device which can be switched between a release position, in which the adjusting unit is released so as to be displaceable relative to the supporting unit for adjustment, and a fixing position, in which the adjusting unit is fixed with respect to the supporting unit until a predetermined release force has been attained, - an adjusting element which is coupled to the fixing device and is designed for switching between the release position and the fixing position, wherein the adjusting element is displaceable between different operating positions: - an adjusting operating position in which the fixing device is switched into the release position, wherein the adjusting unit is displaceable with respect to the supporting unit along an adjustment path, and the length of the adjustment path is limited by a limitation, and - a fixing operating position in which the fixing device is switched into the fixing position, wherein the adjusting unit is displaceable with respect to the supporting unit after a predetermined release force has been exceeded, and the limitation of the adjustment path is cancelled, wherein the adjusting element is further displaceable into a stowage operating position in which the fixing device is switched into the release position and the adjusting unit is displaceable with respect to the supporting unit, wherein the limitation of the adjustment path is cancelled, characterized by - a first stop which is arranged on the adjusting unit; and - a pivotable component which is arranged on the supporting unit and is operatively connected to the adjusting element, wherein the pivotable component is pivoted during the pivoting movement of the adjusting element between a limiting position and a non-limiting position, and wherein the pivotable component - in the limiting position, is able to collide with the first stop while forming a second stop assigned to the first stop, and - in the non-limiting position, is arranged so as to not be able to collide with the first stop, wherein - in the stowage operating position, the pivotable component is arranged in the non-limiting position, - in the adjusting operating position, the pivotable component is arranged in the limiting position, and - in the fixing operating position, the pivotable component is arranged in the non-limiting position. - an adjusting unit having a steering shaft which is mounted in a casing tube so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis, - a supporting unit which can be connected to the body of the motor vehicle and in which the adjusting unit can be received, - a fixing device which can be switched between a release position, in which the adjusting unit is released so as to be displaceable relative to the supporting unit for adjustment, and a fixing position, in which the adjusting unit is fixed with respect to the supporting unit until a predetermined release force has been attained, - an adjusting element which is coupled to the fixing device and is designed for switching between the release position and the fixing position, wherein the adjusting element is displaceable between different operating positions: - an adjusting operating position in which the fixing device is switched into the release position, wherein the adjusting unit is displaceable with respect to the supporting unit along an adjustment path, and the length of the adjustment path is limited by a limitation, and - a fixing operating position in which the fixing device is switched into the fixing position, wherein the adjusting unit is displaceable with respect to the supporting unit after a predetermined release force has been exceeded, and the limitation of the adjustment path is cancelled, wherein the adjusting element is further displaceable into a stowage operating position in which the fixing device is switched into the release position and the adjusting unit is displaceable with respect to the supporting unit, wherein the limitation of the adjustment path is cancelled, characterized by - a first stop which is arranged on the adjusting unit; and - a pivotable component which is arranged on the supporting unit and is operatively connected to the adjusting element, wherein the pivotable component is pivoted during the pivoting movement of the adjusting element between a limiting position and a non-limiting position, and wherein the pivotable component - in the limiting position, is able to collide with the first stop while forming a second stop assigned to the first stop, and - in the non-limiting position, is arranged so as to not be able to collide with the first stop, wherein - in the limiting position, is able to collide with the first stop while forming a second stop assigned to the first stop, and - in the non-limiting position, is arranged so as to not be able to collide with the first stop, wherein - in the stowage operating position, the pivotable component is arranged in the non-limiting position, - in the adjusting operating position, the pivotable component is arranged in the limiting position, and - in the fixing operating position, the pivotable component is arranged in the non-limiting position.