Motor vehicle parking brake

A parking brake for a motor vehicle, comprising

• a brake actuation lever which is arranged pivotably on a lever holder,
• a coupling unit for coupling the brake actuation lever to a brake cable,
• a locking device, comprising a toothing arranged on the lever holder and a locking catch engaging in the toothing,
• a catch spring for preloading the locking catch in the direction of the toothing,
• a release device, including a push rod and a release element, wherein the push rod is displaceable along the brake actuation lever between an inoperative position and a release position, and wherein the push rod comprises an aperture,
• a guide element for guiding the push rod, and
• a spring element for preloading the push rod,
• wherein a damping element is assigned to the push rod, and
• wherein the damping element cooperates with the guide element at least in the inoperative position of the push rod.

A push rod for use in a motor vehicle parking brake, comprising

• a first end assigned to a release element,
• a second end assigned to a locking catch, and
• a continuous opening for receiving a guide element,
• wherein a damping element being assigned to the continuous opening in an unloaded state is arranged at least partially within the continuous opening, and
• wherein in a loaded state the damping element can be displaced completely into a region outside the continuous opening.