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 . <EOS>