The invention relates to a method for emitting information and warnings, adapted to the driving situation, about speed limits. On the basis of the current position of the vehicle, the direction of travel and the speed, as soon as a section of route with a speed limit is approached, a corresponding message or warning is automatically triggered. The characteristic values required therefor for existing speed limits are stored in the vehicle as a data stock. Vehicle and environment parameters, and user adjustments, can influence the emission of the warning information. The driver can thus comfortably adapt the current speed to the authorised maximum speed.