Heating press for vulcanizing a vehicle tyre under a vacuum, - comprising a heating press upper part and a heating press lower part, wherein a container having the mould parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a vulcanizing mould and a cylindrical hood upper part enclosing said container are arranged on the heating press upper part, and wherein the heating press upper part and the heating press lower part are connected to the container in such a way that, when the heating press upper part is being lowered through a stroke that takes place in the axial direction, the mould parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of the vulcanizing mould can be closed in the radial direction, - wherein the hood upper part and the heating press upper part can be moved independently of one another and relative to one another in the axial direction, - wherein the cylindrical hood upper part has a length which is sufficient to form a closed hood interior space with the heating press lower part and heating press upper part when the heating press upper part is open, - wherein at least one respective vacuum-tight seal is arranged on those surfaces at which the hood upper part directly adjoins the heating press upper part and - when the hood interior space is closed - the heating press lower part, in order to make the closed hood interior space sealable in a vacuum-tight manner, wherein the seals are preferably arranged on the heating press upper part and on the heating press lower part, - wherein, in the course of a first stroke (H 1), the hood upper part can be moved independently of the heating press upper part in the axial direction P1 in such a way that said hood upper part forms a vacuum-tight hood interior space with the heating press lower part, although the vulcanizing mold remains open in an air-permeable manner, - wherein a pump and a vacuum tank, by means of which a vacuum can be generated in the interior space of the hood after the first stroke (H 1), are provided, wherein the vacuum tank and the pump are connected to the interior space of the hood, and wherein the vacuum tank and the pump are connected to one another, and - wherein, in the course of a second stroke (H 2), the heating press upper part can be moved independently of the hood upper part in the axial direction P1 in such a way that the vulcanizing mould can be completely closed under vacuum conditions in the interior space of the hood. - comprising a heating press upper part and a heating press lower part, wherein a container having the mould parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a vulcanizing mould and a cylindrical hood upper part enclosing said container are arranged on the heating press upper part, and wherein the heating press upper part and the heating press lower part are connected to the container in such a way that, when the heating press upper part is being lowered through a stroke that takes place in the axial direction, the mould parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of the vulcanizing mould can be closed in the radial direction, - wherein the hood upper part and the heating press upper part can be moved independently of one another and relative to one another in the axial direction, - wherein the cylindrical hood upper part has a length which is sufficient to form a closed hood interior space with the heating press lower part and heating press upper part when the heating press upper part is open, - wherein at least one respective vacuum-tight seal is arranged on those surfaces at which the hood upper part directly adjoins the heating press upper part and - when the hood interior space is closed - the heating press lower part, in order to make the closed hood interior space sealable in a vacuum-tight manner, wherein the seals are preferably arranged on the heating press upper part and on the heating press lower part, - wherein, in the course of a first stroke (H 1), the hood upper part can be moved independently of the heating press upper part in the axial direction P1 in such a way that said hood upper part forms a vacuum-tight hood interior space with the heating press lower part, although the vulcanizing mold remains open in an air-permeable manner, - wherein a pump and a vacuum tank, by means of which a vacuum can be generated in the interior space of the hood after the first stroke (H 1), are provided, wherein the vacuum tank and the pump are connected to the interior space of the hood, and wherein the vacuum tank and the pump are connected to one another, and - wherein, in the course of a second stroke (H 2), the heating press upper part can be moved independently of the hood upper part in the axial direction P1 in such a way that the vulcanizing mould can be completely closed under vacuum conditions in the interior space of the hood.