The invention relates to a method for displaying the position of a hydraulically actuated fitting, with a piston (121) in an actuating cylinder (1.2) for actuating the fitting (1.1), the piston being connected via two hydraulic lines (2, 3) to a changeover valve (7), by means of which the hydraulic lines can be switched between pressure-carrying feeding and de-pressurized return. The flow of the hydraulic fluid flowing through one of the hydraulic lines is converted into a plurality of electrical pulses, each of which corresponds to a predetermined volume unit of the hydraulic fluid. The changeover valve (7) is connected to supply lines (P, T) on which additional changeover valves for actuating additional fittings (In) are connected, and the changeover valves (7) are connected via a branch line (T1) to the common return line (T) provided for all fittings. A preload pressure higher than the pressure in the common return line (T) is maintained at each changeover valve (7) in the branch line (T1) to the return line (T). In addition, a program which processes the pulses from the flow sensor performs a learning cycle.