The invention relates to a method for operating a data readout device (12) for a
tachograph (10), wherein the data readout device receives electrical energy from the
tachograph, wherein the
tachograph has a standardized readout interface (14) which provides a standardized maximum
electrical current at a predeterminable
operating voltage, wherein an interface connection (16) of the data readout device is coupled to the readout interface of the tachograph, a storage unit (18) receives and stores tachometric data to be read from the tachograph via the interface connection, wherein a
mobile radio unit (20) transmits the tachometric data in a transmission mode, wherein a
control unit (22) controls the transmission mode of the
mobile radio unit such that the tachometric data are transmitted at at least one predefined time and / or within at least one predefined period of time,and wherein an
energy storage unit (24) stores electrical energy received from the tachograph. , The invention provides that the
operating voltage or a supply
voltage is detected by means of a
voltage sensor (82, 84) and compared with a
voltage comparison value, wherein the supply of the data readout device (12) with electrical energy is interrupted.