Abstract: A method for electrically contacting an electrical component (5a) to at least one conductor track (4) of a flat cable (1) with the following method steps: a) The insulating layer (2) of the flat cable (1) is removed from a conductor section (6) of the conductor track (4). b) The stripped conductor section (6) is severed to form two separate sub-sections (10a, 10b). c) The component (5a) is positioned on a contact segment (11a, 11b) of at least one sub-section (10a, 10b). d) The component (5a) is electrically contacted to the contact segments (11a, 11b) of the sub-sections (10a, 10b).