The invention relates to a method for operating a transmission device (3) having a plurality of friction-fit shift elements (B, C, D and E) and at least one form-fit shift element (A, F) for describing different gear ratios. The form-fit shift element (A) is at least approximately transferred to a load-free state upon a requested change in operating state of the transmission device (3), during which the form-fit shift element (A) is transferred from a closed to an opened operating state, by raising the transferability of at least one friction-fit shift element (E), which is switched neither to describe the current operating state nor to describe the requested operating state in the flow of force of the transmission device (3).