A charging contact unit (100, 1100) for a vehicle having at least one energy store to be charged electrically, for installation below a roadway surface having a charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) configured to interact with a contact apparatus (200, 1200) on the underside of a vehicle, the contact making and the contact separation being carried out by a relative movement of the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) and the contact apparatus (200, 1200) along a contacting direction, the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) being able to be displaced either in one or more directions running transversely to the contacting direction within the charging contact unit (100, 1100) and/or rotated or pivoted about the contacting direction for compensating for incorrect positioning, and having a lifting apparatus for lifting the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113), characterized in that in the operating position, a holding apparatus independent of the lifting apparatus for holding the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) on the contact apparatus (200, 1200) is provided in the form of a magnetic holding apparatus (204, 126), and wherein the magnetic holding apparatus (204, 126) has a magnetic holding piece or an electromagnet on the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113), which is configured to interact with a counterpart of the contact apparatus (200, 1200) and to achieve locking of both parts, and wherein the lifting apparatus is configured such that it enables the downward movement of the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) and the parts that can be moved therewith into the operating position from the operating position without a drive, wherein the lifting apparatus can be mechanically decoupled from the charging contact element carrier head and the parts that can be moved into the operating position therewith. having a charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) configured to interact with a contact apparatus (200, 1200) on the underside of a vehicle, the contact making and the contact separation being carried out by a relative movement of the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) and the contact apparatus (200, 1200) along a contacting direction, the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) being able to be displaced either in one or more directions running transversely to the contacting direction within the charging contact unit (100, 1100) and/or rotated or pivoted about the contacting direction for compensating for incorrect positioning, and having a lifting apparatus for lifting the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113), characterized in that in the operating position, a holding apparatus independent of the lifting apparatus for holding the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) on the contact apparatus (200, 1200) is provided in the form of a magnetic holding apparatus (204, 126), and wherein the magnetic holding apparatus (204, 126) has a magnetic holding piece or an electromagnet on the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113), which is configured to interact with a counterpart of the contact apparatus (200, 1200) and to achieve locking of both parts, and wherein the lifting apparatus is configured such that it enables the downward movement of the charging contact element carrier head (113, 1113) and the parts that can be moved therewith into the operating position from the operating position without a drive, wherein the lifting apparatus can be mechanically decoupled from the charging contact element carrier head and the parts that can be moved into the operating position therewith.