Pedal Unit for Controlling a Vehicle Function

A pedal unit for actuating a vehicle function, comprising:

• a modularly constructed pedal head comprising a pad support and a replaceable pedal pad releasably connected to the pad support and configured to receive an actuation force of a driver's foot;
• a housing cover comprising a hat-shaped connection cap on a housing cover front face that faces toward the pedal head;
• and
• a fastening assembly movable jointly with the housing cover with a small stroke along a vertical direction of the pedal unit;
• wherein the pad support comprises, on a pad support front face that faces toward the housing cover, a receiving opening, a contour of which is adapted to the hat-shaped connection cap,
• wherein the fastening assembly comprises at least one undercut introduced on the hat-shaped connection cap and at least one retaining element arranged on the pad support, which are designed in an assembled state to form a releasable snap connection between the pad support and the housing cover, the releasable snap connection preventing or at least impeding movement of the pad support in a direction of disassembly.