Control element, in particular for a motor vehicle

A control element for manually activating and/or triggering functions in a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a handle having a gearshift shaft pivot-mounted on a support so that the handle may be moved in at least one shift direction from a neutral position to one or more shift positions;
• a pressure element projecting from within the gearshift shaft, wherein the pressure element cooperates with the handle so that the pressure element is guided in a gate path of a gate, the gate consisting of a thermoplastic material, while being subjected to a resilient force from a resilient element positioned in the gearshift shaft, whereby a restoring force acts on the handle in a direction of the neutral position when the handle is moved;
• and
• a cam, consisting of a thermoplastic material, which is integral with respect to a portion of a gate wall of the gate that is opposite to the gate path, and which extends a distance away from an outer surface of the gate wall toward an outer surface of the gearshift shaft, wherein the cam engages the gearshift shaft in the neutral position so that the handle is tensioned in the gate in the at least one shift direction and/or toward the one or more shift positions to reduce a movement play of the handle.