Steering column for a motor vehicle

A steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• an adjustment unit including a steering spindle and a casing pipe, the steering spindle rotatably supported in the casing pipe about a longitudinal axis thereof,
• a carrier unit configured to connect to the motor vehicle and receive the casing pipe, the carrier unit including at least one clamping face facing the casing pipe, and
• a clamping device configured in a fixing position to clamp the clamping face against the casing pipe with a clamping force to fix the adjustment unit relative to the carrier unit at least longitudinally and configured in a release position to release the clamping face from the casing pipe and release an adjustment of the adjustment unit relative to the carrier unit at least longitudinally,
• wherein the carrier unit includes at least one sliding face which faces the casing pipe and along which the casing pipe is longitudinally movable in the release position, and
• wherein the sliding face is arranged on a support device which presses the sliding face against the casing pipe with a support force predetermined independently of the clamping force.