An operating unit for a vehicle, particularly an infotainment system for controlling diverse vehicle components, comprising - a housing having a front side, - an operating element arranged on the front side of the housing, which has an operating surface, - wherein the operating element is mounted in a spring-elastic manner on and/or in the housing along a vertical axis of movement extending substantially orthogonally to the operating surface and along a lateral axis of movement extending substantially transversely to the vertical axis of movement, - at least one sensor for detecting an actuating movement of the operating element in the direction of the vertical axis of movement, - an actuator arranged in and/or on the housing for feedback movement of the operating element at least also in the lateral axis of movement upon a detected actuating movement of the operating element, wherein the actuator comprises an electromagnetically controllable drive element mechanically coupled to the operating element and being movable forth and/or back, - an evaluating and control unit connected to the sensor and the actuator, characterized by - a spring frame for spring-elastic support of the operating element, - wherein the spring frame comprises two transverse frame sections extending transversely to the lateral axis of movement and each having at least one leaf spring arm arranged in it, - wherein each leaf spring arm comprises a first end connected to the spring frame and a free second end, - wherein each leaf spring arm extends in a vertical plane and the lateral axis of movement extends transversely to said vertical plane, - wherein each leaf spring arm is also spring-elastic in the vertical plane, and - wherein the operating element is fixed to the spring frame outside the leaf spring arms of the spring frame, and the free second ends of the leaf spring arms of the spring frame are fixed to the housing. - a housing having a front side, - an operating element arranged on the front side of the housing, which has an operating surface, - wherein the operating element is mounted in a spring-elastic manner on and/or in the housing along a vertical axis of movement extending substantially orthogonally to the operating surface and along a lateral axis of movement extending substantially transversely to the vertical axis of movement, - at least one sensor for detecting an actuating movement of the operating element in the direction of the vertical axis of movement, - an actuator arranged in and/or on the housing for feedback movement of the operating element at least also in the lateral axis of movement upon a detected actuating movement of the operating element, wherein the actuator comprises an electromagnetically controllable drive element mechanically coupled to the operating element and being movable forth and/or back, - an evaluating and control unit connected to the sensor and the actuator, - a spring frame for spring-elastic support of the operating element, - wherein the spring frame comprises two transverse frame sections extending transversely to the lateral axis of movement and each having at least one leaf spring arm arranged in it, - wherein each leaf spring arm comprises a first end connected to the spring frame and a free second end, - wherein each leaf spring arm extends in a vertical plane and the lateral axis of movement extends transversely to said vertical plane, - wherein each leaf spring arm is also spring-elastic in the vertical plane, and - wherein the operating element is fixed to the spring frame outside the leaf spring arms of the spring frame, and the free second ends of the leaf spring arms of the spring frame are fixed to the housing.