in a method for regulating the vehicle speed and the engine speed in a motor vehicle having a manually shifted transmission , if the driver actuates the clutch during ongoing speed regulation , an upshift probability is calculated for the possibility that the driver will select the next higher gear step as a target gear and , when the clutch is actuated , the engine speed is regulated according to a time - dependent function selected on the basis of the upshift probability and the target gear , and the speed regulation is resumed after the release of the clutch .