Method for lacing a shoe , in particular a sports shoe, wherein the shoe has: - a shoe upper and a sole connected to the shoe upper , - a rotary fastener for lacing the shoe to the foot of the wearer by means of at least one tensioning element , wherein the rotary fastener has a rotatably arranged tensioning roller for winding up the tensioning element , wherein the tensioning roller is driven by means of an electric motor , - a switching element which is connected to a controller , wherein the electric motor can be actuated via the switching element and the controller , wherein the shoe is laced by the user of the shoe actuating the switching element , preferably with a finger , characterized in that the switching element is arranged on the instep of the shoe , wherein the switching element has a number of touch-sensitive sensors arranged next to one another, which form a surface accessible to the user, wherein a first tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the lateral side of the shoe upper , wherein a second tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the medial side of the shoe upper , wherein both tensioning elements are fastened with their two ends to the tensioning roller and each form a closed curve on the lateral side and on the medial side of the shoe upper , wherein the method comprises the steps of: - Swiping of the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors by the user, preferably with the finger , in a first direction (R1), - Detecting of the signal from the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and initiation of the lacing of the shoe on the wearer's foot with a first lacing force level by the controller and the electric motor . - a shoe upper and a sole connected to the shoe upper , - a rotary fastener for lacing the shoe to the foot of the wearer by means of at least one tensioning element , wherein the rotary fastener has a rotatably arranged tensioning roller for winding up the tensioning element , wherein the tensioning roller is driven by means of an electric motor , - a switching element which is connected to a controller , wherein the electric motor can be actuated via the switching element and the controller , wherein the shoe is laced by the user of the shoe actuating the switching element , preferably with a finger , characterized in that the switching element is arranged on the instep of the shoe , wherein the switching element has a number of touch-sensitive sensors arranged next to one another, which form a surface accessible to the user, wherein a first tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the lateral side of the shoe upper , wherein a second tensioning element is arranged, which extends on the medial side of the shoe upper , wherein both tensioning elements are fastened with their two ends to the tensioning roller and each form a closed curve on the lateral side and on the medial side of the shoe upper , wherein the method comprises the steps of: - Swiping of the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors by the user, preferably with the finger , in a first direction (R1), - Detecting of the signal from the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and initiation of the lacing of the shoe on the wearer's foot with a first lacing force level by the controller and the electric motor . - Swiping of the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors by the user, preferably with the finger , in a first direction (R1), - Detecting of the signal from the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and initiation of the lacing of the shoe on the wearer's foot with a first lacing force level by the controller and the electric motor . <EOS>