A method is presented for determining at least one end position of a displacement device (14) in a motor vehicle, wherein the displacement device (14) can be driven in the direction of its end positions and, in order to determine the particular end position, the displacement device (14) is driven to this end position and, on reaching this end position, the position of the displacement device is stored as representing the end position. Storage of the position of the displacement device of the particular end position takes place when the control variable of the displacement device has reached a particular predetermined value and/or has maintained this value for a predetermined period of time. This method is utilized in an advantageous manner to determine the end positions of a power actuator of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle.