curve is preset between which a corridor is formed within which the desired acceleration curve should be located if the captured acceleration curve deviates from the desired acceleration curve in that it is arranged for example in part above the upper limit acceleration curve or in part below the lower limit acceleration curve this is determined in method step 42 and a renewed preliminary test has to be carried out as it is indicated by means of the arrow 44 in fig1 before the renewed preliminary test however the settings of the components of the crash simulation device 2 that are decisive for the acceleration curve of the slide 8 are initially changed in order to achieve a changed acceleration curve in the second preliminary test that better corresponds to the desired acceleration curve thus preliminary tests are carried out until the settings of the components of the crash simulation device 2 that are decisive for the acceleration curve of the slide 8 are such that the captured acceleration curve corresponds to the desired acceleration curve of the slide 8 that is wanted when this is the case the first additional mass 18 and the additional device 22 including the second additional mass 20 is removed from the slide 8 in method step 46 as is evident for example in fig2 following a vehicle or vehicle part 48 is fastened to the slide 8 so that it is immovably connected to the slide 8 in addition to this a moveable dummy 50 is arranged on the slide 8 or the vehicle or vehicle part 48 the moveable dummy 50 is preferentially a person dummy that is assigned a sensor system for.