Method for controlling a drivetrain having a dual-clutch transmission

A method for controlling a drivetrain, comprising:

• an internal combustion engine dependent on a load demand on a target engine torque and having a dual-clutch transmission with two sub-transmissions, each having a friction clutch positioned operatively between the internal combustion engine and a sub-transmission with a changing maximum transferable torque, wherein a specified clutch torque is set along an actuation travel path by means of a clutch actuator, wherein a clutch characteristic of the transferable clutch torque is continuously adapted over the actuation travel path, wherein a maximum engine torque for a sub-transmission, which is reduced in comparison to the target engine torque, is limited to the maximum clutch torque transferable by means of the friction clutch of that sub-transmission, wherein the maximum engine torque is ascertained on the basis of the adapted maximum clutch torque, transferable via the friction clutch, of a first correction value dependent on the actuation travel, and of a second correction value dependent on the dynamic behavior of the internal combustion engine.