The present invention relates to a method for traction control of slipping wheels of at least one driving axle, which are driven by way of an open differential gear and can be interlocked by braking intervention to a defined, predeterminable degree for effecting a differential lock function. The invention discloses that the wheel slip of the wheels is detected, that the detected wheel slip variation is compared with predetermined wheel slip patterns for recognizing and monitoring a current driving condition, and that a braking intervention effecting the differential lock function is performed when the sensed wheel slip variation coincides with at least one predetermined wheel slip pattern. The invention allows an accelerated adjustment and control of a differential lock effect depending on the respective driving condition.