Control device and control method for a drive of a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a control device for a drive of a motor vehicle, in particular for monitoring an exhaust gas purification system of an internal combustion engine, with an integrated position detection device (5) or a terminal for connection to a arranged in the vehicle position detecting means (5) generated by the position detecting means (5) and to take into account the motor vehicle position reproducing position data in the control of the drive. The invention further relates to a corresponding control procedure.