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

Method for automatically adapting a view angle (1) of a displayed image on a side screen (3) of a rear vision system (5) of a vehicle (7), said rear vision system (5) having a side camera (9) adapted to generate said displayed image according to a varying view angle (1) 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 (7) on the map at each determined interval; adapting the view angle (1) of the displayed image in function of the location of the vehicle (7) on the map, the view angle (1) being set on a default value (21) outside the merging portions and the view angle (1) being varied according to a widening pattern (23) along a merging portion.