The invention relates to a method for monitoring a motor vehicle (1) with a drive system (2) having a plurality of drive motors (21, 22), according to a performance-based or energy-based holding state monitoring method, an error response is initiated (S5) when the motor vehicle (1 ) is in a hold state and at least one power condition or Energy condition is satisfied, based on a current account the instantaneous mechanical services or an energy balance of the energies of all currently provided coupled drive motors.