METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING A VIEW ANGLE OF A REAR VISION SYSTEM

A method for automatically adapting a view angle of a displayed image on a side screen of a rear vision system of a vehicle, said rear vision system having a side camera adapted to generate said displayed image according to a varying view angle between a minimal and maximal value, the method comprising following steps: obtaining instant GPS location data; obtaining a map; determining the location of the vehicle on the map at each determined interval; adapting the view angle of the displayed image in function of the location of the vehicle on the map, the view angle being set on a default value outside the merging portions and the view angle being varied according to a widening pattern along a merging portion.