Disc brake for a vehicle, preferably a commercial vehicle, comprising - a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc and brake linings on both sides of the brake disc, - a brake application device which can be actuated by a force element and preferably a pneumatic cylinder, - a readjustment device for compensating for the brake lining and brake disc wear, which readjustment device is arranged on a readjustment axis extending in the brake application direction and is provided with a drive element which is rotatable about the readjustment axis, and - a brake lever which is a component of the brake application device and is composed of a brake application shaft which is mounted in the brake caliper on a pivot axis and is supported rotatably against a pressure piece operating against the brake lining on the brake application side, and a lever arm which is connected to the brake application shaft and of which the pivot centre line extends at right angles to the brake application shaft, the lever arm being provided with a support for the force element in the region of its outer end, wherein the brake lever has a clearance, through which the adjusting axis extends, in an extension of the lever arm towards the interior, - a mechanism which couples the brake lever to the drive element, and which is composed of a first mechanism element (31; 31A, 31B) on the brake lever and a second mechanism element on the drive element, the second mechanism element interacting with the first mechanism element, wherein the first mechanism element is arranged at the inner end of the lever arm in the plane which is defined by the pivoting movement of the lever arm, characterised in that one of the two mechanism elements is a slotted guide (31, 32) and the other mechanism element is an element which is guided along the slotted guide (31, 32). - a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc and brake linings on both sides of the brake disc, - a brake application device which can be actuated by a force element and preferably a pneumatic cylinder, - a readjustment device for compensating for the brake lining and brake disc wear, which readjustment device is arranged on a readjustment axis extending in the brake application direction and is provided with a drive element which is rotatable about the readjustment axis, and - a brake lever which is a component of the brake application device and is composed of a brake application shaft which is mounted in the brake caliper on a pivot axis and is supported rotatably against a pressure piece operating against the brake lining on the brake application side, and a lever arm which is connected to the brake application shaft and of which the pivot centre line extends at right angles to the brake application shaft, the lever arm being provided with a support for the force element in the region of its outer end, wherein the brake lever has a clearance, through which the adjusting axis extends, in an extension of the lever arm towards the interior, - a mechanism which couples the brake lever to the drive element, and which is composed of a first mechanism element (31; 31A, 31B) on the brake lever and a second mechanism element on the drive element, the second mechanism element interacting with the first mechanism element,