Pedal simulation device comprising: - a housing; - a stop region which is coupled substantially rigidly to the housing; - a piston which, accommodated in the housing, is displaceable in an actuation direction with successive first and second actuation phases (b, C) being passed through; - a restoring device which is configured to exert a restoring force on the piston, which restoring force acts counter to the displacement of said piston occurring in the actuation direction; wherein the restoring device comprises the following: - a first elastically deformable restoring element having a spring characteristic curve, - a second elastically deformable restoring element having a spring characteristic curve, and - a coupling unit, wherein the first and second restoring elements (54, 56) are configured to be supported against one another via the coupling unit at least as a result of an actuation of a brake pedal, wherein, during the first actuation phase (b) of the piston, the coupling unit is displaceable with a deformation of predominantly or substantially exclusively the first restoring element, wherein, after the first actuation phase (b) has been passed through, the coupling unit is configured to be supported against the stop region in such a way that further displacement in the actuation direction is prevented, wherein, in the case of the second actuation phase being passed through, the piston is configured to be displaced further in the actuation direction with a deformation of predominantly or substantially exclusively the second restoring element, wherein the first elastically deformable restoring element has a substantially nonlinear spring characteristic curve and the second elastically deformable restoring element has a substantially linear spring characteristic curve, characterized in that the restoring element additionally comprises an intermediate coupling unit via which the piston is supported against the coupling unit, wherein the second restoring element is supported against the intermediate coupling unit at least in the case of a piston displacement occurring in the actuation direction, and wherein the intermediate coupling unit is arranged in such a way that it is able to be brought into abutment with the coupling unit and/or with the stop region at least as a result of an actuation of a brake pedal. - a housing; - a stop region which is coupled substantially rigidly to the housing; - a piston which, accommodated in the housing, is displaceable in an actuation direction with successive first and second actuation phases (b, C) being passed through; - a restoring device which is configured to exert a restoring force on the piston, which restoring force acts counter to the displacement of said piston occurring in the actuation direction; wherein the restoring device comprises the following: - a first elastically deformable restoring element having a spring characteristic curve, - a second elastically deformable restoring element having a spring characteristic curve, and - a coupling unit, - a first elastically deformable restoring element having a spring characteristic curve, - a second elastically deformable restoring element having a spring characteristic curve, and - a coupling unit, wherein the first and second restoring elements (54, 56) are configured to be supported against one another via the coupling unit at least as a result of an actuation of a brake pedal, wherein, during the first actuation phase (b) of the piston, the coupling unit is displaceable with a deformation of predominantly or substantially exclusively the first restoring element, wherein, after the first actuation phase (b) has been passed through, the coupling unit is configured to be supported against the stop region in such a way that further displacement in the actuation direction is prevented, wherein, in the case of the second actuation phase being passed through, the piston is configured to be displaced further in the actuation direction with a deformation of predominantly or substantially exclusively the second restoring element, wherein the first elastically deformable restoring element has a substantially nonlinear spring characteristic curve and the second elastically deformable restoring element has a substantially linear spring characteristic curve, characterized in that the restoring element additionally comprises an intermediate coupling unit via which the piston is supported against the coupling unit, wherein the second restoring element is supported against the intermediate coupling unit at least in the case of a piston displacement occurring in the actuation direction, and wherein the intermediate coupling unit is arranged in such a way that it is able to be brought into abutment with the coupling unit and/or with the stop region at least as a result of an actuation of a brake pedal.