The invention relates to an electrical connecting module comprising: a module housing (101), which comprises a module receptacle (103, 119, 1209) with a first electrical connection terminal (105, 107); a module element (109, 1205) with a second electrical connection terminal (111, 113) and with a third electrical connection terminal (115, 117), wherein the module element (109, 1205) for electrically connecting the first connection terminal (105, 107) to the second connection terminal (111, 113) can be inserted (into the module receptacle (103, 119, 1209) and can be held in the module receptacle (103, 119, 1209) by means of a detachable latching connection; and a release device (125) for releasing the latching connection.