Hot press and method for vacuum curing of vehicle tyres in hot press

The invention relates to a hot press (1) for vulcanizing vehicle tyres in vacuum, comprising a hot press upper part (3) and a hot press lower part (6), on which a container (2) having moulding parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a segmented vulcanizing mould and a cylindrical cover upper part (4) surrounding the container are arranged; the cover upper part (4) is fixedly arranged on the hot press upper part (3); -wherein the diameter of the hood upper part (4) is determined such that the hood upper part can slide over the hot press lower part (6) with a small play and the hot press upper part has a length (23) sufficient to form a closed hood interior (12) with the hot press lower part (6) and the hot press upper part (4) while the vulcanization mould is still open; wherein in the first stroke (H1), the hot press upper part (3) can be moved in the axial direction (P1) such that the hood upper part (4) forms a vacuum-tight hood interior (12) with the hot press lower part (6), while the vulcanization mould is still o