Electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector having a first main contact element and a first auxiliary contact element , said first auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said first main contact element , a second connector having a second main contact element and a second auxiliary contact element , said second auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said second main contact element , wherein the first connector and the second connector are mateable in a mating direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the electrical connector assembly, and wherein the first and second main contact elements are configured to disconnect from each other before the first and second auxiliary contact elements disconnect from each other during unmating the first and second connectors , wherein the first and second auxiliary contact elements each have a contact portion and have a disconnect portion adjacent to the contact portions remote from tip ends of the first and second auxiliary contact elements , respectively, and wherein in a fully mated condition the first and second main contact elements are in contact and the first and second auxiliary contact elements are disconnected from each other, characterized in that each of the contact portions is arranged at a tip end region of the first and second auxiliary contact elements , and that , in a partially or fully mated condition of the first and second connectors , the contact portion of the first auxiliary contact element has a larger radial distance to the first and second main contact elements than the disconnect portion of the second auxiliary contact element , and that the contact portion of the second auxiliary contact element has a smaller radial distance to the first and second main contact elements than the disconnect portion of the first auxiliary contact element . a first connector having a first main contact element and a first auxiliary contact element , said first auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said first main contact element , a second connector having a second main contact element and a second auxiliary contact element , said second auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said second main contact element , wherein the first connector and the second connector are mateable in a mating direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the electrical connector assembly, and wherein the first and second main contact elements are configured to disconnect from each other before the first and second auxiliary contact elements disconnect from each other during unmating the first and second connectors , wherein the first and second auxiliary contact elements each have a contact portion and have a disconnect portion adjacent to the contact portions remote from tip ends of the first and second auxiliary contact elements , respectively, and wherein in a fully mated condition the first and second main contact elements are in contact and the first and second auxiliary contact elements are disconnected from each other, characterized in that each of the contact portions is arranged at a tip end region of the first and second auxiliary contact elements , and that , in a partially or fully mated condition of the first and second connectors , the contact portion of the first auxiliary contact element has a larger radial distance to the first and second main contact elements than the disconnect portion of the second auxiliary contact element , and that the contact portion of the second auxiliary contact element has a smaller radial distance to the first and second main contact elements than the disconnect portion of the first auxiliary contact element . <EOS>