Abstract: A method and system for detecting a potentially destructive state of an arrangement containing electronics and for terminating the potentially destructive state. In the method and system currents consumed by the electronics through connecting mechanisms from at least one supply voltage are measured. The measured currents are compared with respective stored maximum permissible currents stored in a memory. Further, the connecting mechanisms are disconnected from the at least one supply voltage to thereby ground the arrangement when at least one consumed current is measured as higher than the respective maximum permissible current.