Method for controlling the engine of a motor vehicle having a manual transmission

process to control the motor of a motor vehicle with a manual transmission, in which while reaching at least one dependent on the driving condition of the motor vehicle permission criterion for the Motor torque (M) against the information required by the position of the accelerator pedal of the motor vehicle target engine torque (Ms) Reducible default engine torque (Mv) Is specified, characterized, that as the driving condition of the vehicle dependent eligibility criterion the traveling speed (v) of the motor vehicle is used, and that the preset engine torque (Mv) at the Below a speed threshold (vs) for the driving speed (V) of the motor vehicle in dependence at least one motor parameter (n, Q) is specified.