A method for providing an increased available flash memory in a microcontroller having an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation, wherein a first memory and a second memory are provided in the microcontroller in order to store a piece of information that is to be stored, - wherein the first memory - allows random access, - allows the execution of executable code, and - allows faster access to the information stored in it than the second memory, - wherein the second memory is the flash memory, which allows an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation, and - wherein the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory can be shut off, and wherein the method comprises: - dividing the information into a first piece of information comprising executable code and into a second piece of information comprising data, - if a free storage capacity of the first memory is sufficiently large to receive the first piece of information, - storing the first piece of information in the first memory, - if a free storage capacity of the second memory is sufficiently large to receive the second piece of information, - storing the second piece of information in the second memory, - if the free storage capacity of the second memory is not sufficiently large to receive the second piece of information, - shutting off the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory, - freeing up the storage capacity no longer required as a result of shutting off the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory, whereby the free storage capacity of the second memory is increased, - storing the second piece of information in the second memory. - wherein the first memory - allows random access, - allows the execution of executable code, and - allows faster access to the information stored in it than the second memory, - allows random access, - allows the execution of executable code, and - allows faster access to the information stored in it than the second memory, - wherein the second memory is the flash memory, which allows an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation, and - wherein the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory can be shut off, and wherein the method comprises: - dividing the information into a first piece of information comprising executable code and into a second piece of information comprising data, - if a free storage capacity of the first memory is sufficiently large to receive the first piece of information, - storing the first piece of information in the first memory, - dividing the information into a first piece of information comprising executable code and into a second piece of information comprising data, - if a free storage capacity of the first memory is sufficiently large to receive the first piece of information, - storing the first piece of information in the first memory, - if a free storage capacity of the second memory is sufficiently large to receive the second piece of information, - storing the second piece of information in the second memory, - storing the second piece of information in the second memory, - if the free storage capacity of the second memory is not sufficiently large to receive the second piece of information, - shutting off the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory, - freeing up the storage capacity no longer required as a result of shutting off the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory, whereby the free storage capacity of the second memory is increased, - storing the second piece of information in the second memory. - shutting off the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory, - freeing up the storage capacity no longer required as a result of shutting off the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory emulation of the second memory, whereby the free storage capacity of the second memory is increased, - storing the second piece of information in the second memory.