Abstract: A method for reading data from an electronic data memory. The data lie as data words in the memory, wherein each data word is available at a unique address. In addition, the data word is available as an identical copy at a second address having a fixed address offset (N) in the same data memory or the copy is available at an address of a different data memory that is linked through a unique assignment instruction to the address of the data word in the data memory. A checksum (CRC) for each data word is additionally stored in the data memory. For reading a data word, the data word and the checksum (CRC) are initially read. Then the checksum (CRC) is calculated via the data word and compared to the read checksum (CRC). If the checksums (CRC) do not correspond to one another, the read operation is repeated with the copy of the data word. If this value is also invalid, a default value is used and/or an error message is issued.