Method for operating a drive arrangement , in particular for a vehicle, comprising - an electric machine with a rotor shaft , - a drive shaft , wherein the drive shaft is coupled to the rotor shaft of the electric machine in such a way that the drive shaft can be driven by means of the electric machine , - a coupling element , - a transmission gearwheel which is arranged on an output shaft , wherein the transmission gearwheel is coupled to the coupling element in such a way that the transmission gearwheel can be driven by means of the coupling element , - a clutch device with a clutch element , wherein the clutch element is coupled rotationally conjointly to the drive shaft , - wherein the drive shaft can be coupled rotationally conjointly to the coupling element in a coupling operation and can be decoupled therefrom in a decoupling operation, - wherein, during the coupling operation, a toothing of the clutch element and a toothing of the coupling element are brought into engagement with one another in a form-fitting manner, - a rotation sensor , wherein the rotation sensor outputs a pulse signal when a tooth of a toothing of the transmission gearwheel or a tooth of an encoder wheel coupled rotationally conjointly to the output shaft is caused to pass the rotation sensor , - wherein an absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined according to a previously stored absolute position of the transmission gearwheel and counting of the pulse signals output by means of the rotation sensor , wherein the absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined anew from an absolute position of the rotor shaft of the electric machine , a transmission ratio between the clutch element and the rotor shaft and a transmission ratio between the coupling element and the transmission gearwheel in a coupled state of the clutch device . - an electric machine with a rotor shaft , - a drive shaft , wherein the drive shaft is coupled to the rotor shaft of the electric machine in such a way that the drive shaft can be driven by means of the electric machine , - a coupling element , - a transmission gearwheel which is arranged on an output shaft , wherein the transmission gearwheel is coupled to the coupling element in such a way that the transmission gearwheel can be driven by means of the coupling element , - a clutch device with a clutch element , wherein the clutch element is coupled rotationally conjointly to the drive shaft , - wherein the drive shaft can be coupled rotationally conjointly to the coupling element in a coupling operation and can be decoupled therefrom in a decoupling operation, - wherein, during the coupling operation, a toothing of the clutch element and a toothing of the coupling element are brought into engagement with one another in a form-fitting manner, - a rotation sensor , wherein the rotation sensor outputs a pulse signal when a tooth of a toothing of the transmission gearwheel or a tooth of an encoder wheel coupled rotationally conjointly to the output shaft is caused to pass the rotation sensor , - wherein an absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined according to a previously stored absolute position of the transmission gearwheel and counting of the pulse signals output by means of the rotation sensor , wherein the absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined anew from an absolute position of the rotor shaft of the electric machine , a transmission ratio between the clutch element and the rotor shaft and a transmission ratio between the coupling element and the transmission gearwheel in a coupled state of the clutch device . <EOS>