Method for operating an inductive transmission apparatus consisting of a transmission coil and a reception coil, wherein the reception coil is arranged in a vehicle and the transmission coil is arranged at a fixed location, having the steps of: transmitting a magnetic field by means of the transmission coil; moving the vehicle in the direction of a parking position, wherein the reception coil covers at least part of the transmission coil in the parking position; measuring a magnetic flux passing through the reception coil; reducing a velocity of the vehicle when a first threshold value for the magnetic flux passing through the reception coil is exceeded; detecting a drop below a second threshold value for the magnetic flux passing through the reception coil; detecting a first point without effective magnetic flux passing through the reception coil; characterized in that the vehicle is moved on in the direction of travel, at the same time the distance covered is measured and a second point without effective magnetic flux passing through the reception coil is detected during the movement of the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped when the second point without effective magnetic flux passing through the reception coil is reached and a distance covered between the first point and the second point is ascertained, the distance to be covered contrary to the direction of travel up to the parking position is calculated by halving the distance, and the vehicle is moved contrary to the direction of travel by the distance from the second point without effective magnetic flux passing through to the parking position in which at least part of the reception coil is covered by the transmission coil at the fixed location. transmitting a magnetic field by means of the transmission coil; moving the vehicle in the direction of a parking position, wherein the reception coil covers at least part of the transmission coil in the parking position; measuring a magnetic flux passing through the reception coil; reducing a velocity of the vehicle when a first threshold value for the magnetic flux passing through the reception coil is exceeded; detecting a drop below a second threshold value for the magnetic flux passing through the reception coil; detecting a first point without effective magnetic flux passing through the reception coil; characterized in that the vehicle is moved on in the direction of travel, at the same time the distance covered is measured and a second point without effective magnetic flux passing through the reception coil is detected during the movement of the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped when the second point without effective magnetic flux passing through the reception coil is reached and a distance covered between the first point and the second point is ascertained, the distance to be covered contrary to the direction of travel up to the parking position is calculated by halving the distance, and the vehicle is moved contrary to the direction of travel by the distance from the second point without effective magnetic flux passing through to the parking position in which at least part of the reception coil is covered by the transmission coil at the fixed location.