Method for operating a direct-injection internal combustion engine and the internal combustion engine for carrying out such a method

Method for operating a direct-injection internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder (6), wherein each cylinder (6) for directly introducing fuel into the cylinder (6) with an injection device (1) is equipped, which has a movable closing body which forcibly controlled in the context of an injection at least two in a housing of the injection device (1) provided openings (3, 3a, 3b) connecting the purpose of introduction of fuel into the cylinder (6) with a fuel supply system and thus releases, wherein the movable closure body in a resting position at least two openings (3, 3a, 3b) separates from the fuel supply system and thus blocked and in an operating position the at least two openings (3, 3a, 3b) to the fuel supply system, characterized in that, starting from a working position in which the at least two openings (3, 3a, 3b) are connected to the fuel supply system, the closing body is transferred to the rest position, wherein at least two openings (3, 3a, 3b) (the injection device 1) are offset in time separated from the fuel supply system in succession, in such a way that at least one opening (3, 3a) is already completely separated from the fuel supply system, while at least one other opening (3, 3b) is still connected to the fuel supply system.