Electrical line for a motor vehicle

An electrical line for electrically conductively connecting two units arranged in a motor vehicle, said electrical line comprising:

• at least one electrical conductor;
• an electrically conductive screen surrounding said least one electrical conductor;
• and
• at least one light conductor, said light conductor is either one of integrated in said electrically conductive screen or positioned directly underneath and in contact with said electrically conductive screen, said at least one light conductor extending over the entire length of said electrical line,
• wherein said light conductor is connected to an evaluating unit,
• wherein said electrically conductive screen and said light conductor are arranged together in a manner that deformation of said screen simultaneously deforms said light conductor, the deformation of said light conductor being detectable at said evaluating unit as a signal change within said light conductor, and
• wherein said evaluating unit is connected to a switching element, said switching unit configured to disconnect said electrical line from power in the event said evaluating unit detects a signal change within said light conductor.