Steering device and method for operating the steering device

A method for operating a steering device comprising a steering rack, the method comprising:

• setting a position of the steering rack using an electric motor;
• controlling the electric motor using a first control unit depending on a deviation of an actual position of the steering rack from a target position of the steering rack;
• controlling the electric motor using a second control unit as a function of the deviation of the actual position from the target position;
• and
• switching control of the electric motor by the first control unit to control of the electric motor by the second control unit as a function of a deviation of an actual value from a target value,
• wherein (i) the actual value is the actual position of the steering rack and the target value is the target position of the steering rack, or (ii) the actual value is a derivative of the actual position of the steering rack and the target value is determined based on a difference between the actual position and the target position of the steering rack.