METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A POWER TAKEOFF

A method for operating an auxiliary power take-off () in a drive-train of a motor vehicle with at least a drive aggregate () and with a transmission () connected between the drive aggregate () and an axle drive (). To operate the power take-off () a transmission gear is engaged in the transmission (). During an uninterrupted operation of the power take-off (), after lapse of a defined time period, an automatic shift to a protective gear is carried out in the transmission ().