Sensor assembly for determining a magnetization direction of an indicator magnet that comprises a magnetic axis, which is parallel to a shift direction and parallel to an x direction of a coordinate system, comprising: a first magnetic field sensor for detecting a first magnetic field component (B 1x) with respect to the x direction and a second magnetic field component (B 1z) with respect to a z direction, which spans a plane (x/z) together with the x direction (101; a second magnetic field sensor for detecting a third magnetic field component (B 2x) with respect to the x direction and a fourth magnetic field component (B 2z) with respect to the z direction, wherein the sensor assembly defines a reference point in the x direction; wherein the first magnetic field sensor and the second magnetic field sensor are arranged spaced apart from one another in the x direction; and a processing means, that is implemented to combine the first magnetic field component (B 1x) and the second magnetic field component (B 1z) to obtain a first combination quantity (B 1); to combine the third magnetic field component (B 2x) and the fourth magnetic field component (B 2z) to obtain a second identically calculated combination quantity (B 2); to determine a first or a second position of the indicator magnet with respect to the reference point along the x direction based on a comparison of the first combination quantity (B 1) and the second combination quantity (B 2), wherein the first position of the indicator magnet is present when the magnitude (|B 1 |) of the first combination quantity (B 1) is greater than the magnitude (|B 2 |) of the second combination quantity(B 2), and the second position of the indicator magnet is present when the magnitude (|B 1 |) of the first combination quantity (B 1) is smaller than the magnitude (|B 2 |) of the second combination quantity (B 2); and to determine the magnetization direction of the indicator magnet in x direction based on the determined first or second position of the indicator magnet and on the sign of the second or fourth magnetic field component (B 1z; B 2z) with respect to the z direction. a first magnetic field sensor for detecting a first magnetic field component (B 1x) with respect to the x direction and a second magnetic field component (B 1z) with respect to a z direction, which spans a plane (x/z) together with the x direction (101; a second magnetic field sensor for detecting a third magnetic field component (B 2x) with respect to the x direction and a fourth magnetic field component (B 2z) with respect to the z direction, wherein the sensor assembly defines a reference point in the x direction; wherein the first magnetic field sensor and the second magnetic field sensor are arranged spaced apart from one another in the x direction; and a processing means, that is implemented to combine the first magnetic field component (B 1x) and the second magnetic field component (B 1z) to obtain a first combination quantity (B 1); to combine the third magnetic field component (B 2x) and the fourth magnetic field component (B 2z) to obtain a second identically calculated combination quantity (B 2); to determine a first or a second position of the indicator magnet with respect to the reference point along the x direction based on a comparison of the first combination quantity (B 1) and the second combination quantity (B 2), wherein the first position of the indicator magnet is present when the magnitude (|B 1 |) of the first combination quantity (B 1) is greater than the magnitude (|B 2 |) of the second combination quantity(B 2), and the second position of the indicator magnet is present when the magnitude (|B 1 |) of the first combination quantity (B 1) is smaller than the magnitude (|B 2 |) of the second combination quantity (B 2); and to determine the magnetization direction of the indicator magnet in x direction based on the determined first or second position of the indicator magnet and on the sign of the second or fourth magnetic field component (B 1z; B 2z) with respect to the z direction.