Method for operating a combustion engine having an internal combustion engine for which an automatic stop function is provided, a fresh gas line, an exhaust line and a cooling system, wherein - a compressor is integrated into the fresh line, and a charge air cooler is integrated between the compressor and the internal combustion engine and is additionally integrated into a cooling circuit of the cooling system, and/or - a cooling circuit of the cooling system, which comprises - a cooling channel (26, 28) of the internal combustion engine and/or - a cooler for an exhaust gas turbocharger and/or - an EGR cooler (38, 40) integrated into an exhaust gas recirculation line (22, 24), is provided, wherein during activated stop function, coolant is conveyed in the cooling circuit or, in the case of different cooling circuits, in at least one of the cooling circuits, characterized in that a cooling of the coolant - is brought about in the cooling circuit integrating the charge air cooler during activated stop function in such a way that a temperature of the coolant in the range between 70 °C and 80 °C is established at an outlet of the charge air cooler, and/or - is brought about in the cooling circuit integrating the cooling channel (26, 28) of the internal combustion engine and/or the cooler for the exhaust gas turbocharger and/or the EGR cooler (38, 40) during activated stop function in such a way that a temperature of the coolant in the range between 95 °C and 105 °C is established at at least one outlet of one of these components. - a compressor is integrated into the fresh line, and a charge air cooler is integrated between the compressor and the internal combustion engine and is additionally integrated into a cooling circuit of the cooling system, and/or - a cooling circuit of the cooling system, which comprises - a cooling channel (26, 28) of the internal combustion engine and/or - a cooler for an exhaust gas turbocharger and/or - an EGR cooler (38, 40) integrated into an exhaust gas recirculation line (22, 24), is provided, wherein during activated stop function, coolant is conveyed in the cooling circuit or, in the case of different cooling circuits, in at least one of the cooling circuits, characterized in that a cooling of the coolant - is brought about in the cooling circuit integrating the charge air cooler during activated stop function in such a way that a temperature of the coolant in the range between 70 °C and 80 °C is established at an outlet of the charge air cooler, and/or - is brought about in the cooling circuit integrating the cooling channel (26, 28) of the internal combustion engine and/or the cooler for the exhaust gas turbocharger and/or the EGR cooler (38, 40) during activated stop function in such a way that a temperature of the coolant in the range between 95 °C and 105 °C is established at at least one outlet of one of these components. - is brought about in the cooling circuit integrating the charge air cooler during activated stop function in such a way that a temperature of the coolant in the range between 70 °C and 80 °C is established at an outlet of the charge air cooler, and/or - is brought about in the cooling circuit integrating the cooling channel (26, 28) of the internal combustion engine and/or the cooler for the exhaust gas turbocharger and/or the EGR cooler (38, 40) during activated stop function in such a way that a temperature of the coolant in the range between 95 °C and 105 °C is established at at least one outlet of one of these components.