Switch, especially steering column switch for a vehicle

The switch has a housing for a movable switch part influenced by an actuating element and with a control part axially movable in a guide against spring force and with a latching section acting with the spring force against a control curve on the housing side. The control part has a sleeve-shaped axial spring holding section extending with at least one elastically flexible tongue that acts radially outwards against the guide under tension. The switch has a housing holding a movable switch part (16) influenced by an actuating element (12) and containing a control part (20) axially movable in a guide (22) against a spring (24) force and with a latching section acting with the spring force against a control curve (26) on the housing side. The control part has a sleeve-shaped holding section for the spring extending in the axial direction and with at least one elastically flexible tongue that acts radially outwards against the guide under tension.