Method for increasing the spontaneity of an automatic transmission

A method for carrying out gear shifts for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle the method comprising the steps of:

• disengaging, during a gear shift, a first shift element, which is one of a clutch or a brake and engaging a second shift element, which is one of a clutch or brake;
• interrupting a downshift from a first gear (i1) to a second gear (i2) without delay and engaging the first gear when an interruption criterion is recognized to increase spontaneity and reduce shifting frequency of the automatic transmission;
• establishing the interruption criterion when a driver of the motor vehicle has called for an upshift before a current transmission input speed (n_T) has deviated from a synchronous speed of the first gear (i1) by a predefined, speed-related limit value;
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• specifying the predefined, speed-related limit value as a function of an intensity of a change of a driver's wish, which is a function of one or more of a speed and a size of a change of an accelerator pedal angle (FPW).