Abstract: In a circuit configuration for monitoring a plurality of coils and the final stages for actuating these coils, the coils are connected to the supply voltage by way of a joint supply line and a joint relay. Connected to the supply line, by way of a high-ohmic resistor, is a test voltage source and a first potential monitor, by which the potential prevailing on the supply line is determined after the voltage supply has been interrupted by opening the relay contact. A second potential monitor serves to monitor the proper potential changes on activation of the voltage supply by actuating the relay.