An actuating device for a vehicle, comprising a circuit board (4; 14; 24) on which a force-actuated switching element (5a, 5b; 16; 26a, 26b) in the first direction. The circuit board (4; 14; 24) is supported in the receptacle (1; 11; 20) and which is connected to the force-actuated switching element (5a, 5b; 16; 26a, 26b) are arranged adjacent to each other by a flexible protective cover (7), by means of which the switching elements (5a, 5b; 16; 26a, 26b) of the motor vehicle. The receptacle (1; 11; 20) comprises a first section (3; 23), which interacts with a further section (2; 23) having a second, lower elasticity; 15); ) are provided. The circuit board (4; 14; 24) in the first section (3; 23) and is held in the rest position when a force acts on the switching element (5a, 5b; 16; 26a, 26b) of the first section (3; 23), avoiding the direction in which the force acts. In a rest position deflected away from the circuit board, the first section (3; 23) acts on the printed circuit board (4; 14; 24) is lower than a maximum permissible actuation force of the switching element.