Engine braking function for a continuously variable transmission

A method for controlling the transmission ratio (105) in a continuously variable transmission that is included in a drivetrain of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• controlling the transmission ratio (105) during traction operation such that an absolute value of a torque acting on a shaft of the drivetrain does not overshoot a first limit function (101) which assigns a torque limit (107) to each transmission (105) of the transmission, which torque acts on the shaft at maximum torque load of the drivetrain in traction operation;
• controlling the transmission ratio (105) during overrun operation such that an absolute value of a torque acting on the shaft does not overshoot a second limit function (103), characterized in that
• assigning, by the second limit function (103), a torque limit (107) to every transmission ratio of the transmission, which torque acts on the shaft in the presence of a maximum torque load, during overrun operation, on a part of the drivetrain which is downstream of an engine of the drivetrain.