A method for controlling a capacitive anti-trap system of a vehicle, by means of which system an obstacle in the displacement path of a vehicle closing element to be closed, actuated by external force, is detectable, and which system is intended to prevent an obstacle from being trapped between the closing vehicle closing element and a vehicle structure in the region of a vehicle body opening which is closed by the vehicle closing element in a closed position, wherein - at least two, first and second transmission electrodes (S1, S2) and one reception electrode of the capacitive anti-trap system are used for detecting an obstacle, and an electrical field is generated by a pair comprising the first or second transmission electrode (S1; S2) and reception electrode by actuation of the respective first or second transmission electrode (S1; S2) by alternating electric current, said electrical field being influenced by an obstacle such that an electrical capacitance is measurably changed, - a changing electrical capacitance is determinable on the basis of a signal received via the reception electrode, and this signal is evaluated by means of an electronic evaluation unit (5, 5') at least during closing of the vehicle closing element in order to determine the presence of an obstacle in the displacement path of the vehicle closing element, and - the at least two transmission electrodes (S1, S2) are spaced physically apart from one another so that, with the at least one reception electrode, they generate an electrical field which can be influenced by an obstacle in two different monitoring regions, characterized in that the two transmission electrodes (S1, S2) which are spaced physically apart from one another are operated in at least two different operating modes, wherein, in a first operating mode, it is evaluated whether an obstacle is present in one of the monitoring regions and, in a second operating mode, it is additionally evaluated in which of the monitoring regions an obstacle is present, wherein in the first operating mode, the two transmission electrodes (S1, S2) are actuated parallel and simultaneously by alternating electric current via a single signal generator (5.1) and, in the second operating mode, the two transmission electrodes (S1, S2) (a) are actuated by alternating electric current by means of the signal generator (5.1) with a temporal offset with respect to one another or (b) are actuated in phase opposition. - at least two, first and second transmission electrodes (S1, S2) and one reception electrode of the capacitive anti-trap system are used for detecting an obstacle, and an electrical field is generated by a pair comprising the first or second transmission electrode (S1; S2) and reception electrode by actuation of the respective first or second transmission electrode (S1; S2) by alternating electric current, said electrical field being influenced by an obstacle such that an electrical capacitance is measurably changed, - a changing electrical capacitance is determinable on the basis of a signal received via the reception electrode, and this signal is evaluated by means of an electronic evaluation unit (5, 5') at least during closing of the vehicle closing element in order to determine the presence of an obstacle in the displacement path of the vehicle closing element, and - the at least two transmission electrodes (S1, S2) are spaced physically apart from one another so that, with the at least one reception electrode, they generate an electrical field which can be influenced by an obstacle in two different monitoring regions, (a) are actuated by alternating electric current by means of the signal generator (5.1) with a temporal offset with respect to one another or (b) are actuated in phase opposition.