Park assist system and method

A park assist system for a vehicle, comprising:

• an imaging device located in a rear portion of the vehicle that acquires image data representative of a viewable area behind the vehicle;
• a display;
• a monitoring device that determines if a tow device is attached to the rear portion of the vehicle;
• and
• a controller in communication with the imaging device, the display, and the monitoring device, wherein the controller has a first field of view (FOV) that is associated with image data of a first viewable area and a second field of view (FOV) that is associated with image data of a second viewable area, and wherein the first viewable area includes an area where the tow device is located when attached to the rear portion of the vehicle, and wherein the second viewable area does not include the area where the tow device is located, wherein the controller includes:
• a first controller logic for monitoring the first viewable area and acquiring image data representative of the first viewable area by the imaging device;
• a second controller logic for calculating positioning data associated with the first FOV, wherein the positioning data produces a visual indicator on the display that guides the vehicle around an obstacle;
• a third control logic for displaying image data and positioning data associated with the first FOV on the display;
• a fourth control logic for determining if the tow device is detected by the monitoring device within the first viewable area;
• a fifth control logic for switching from the first FOV to the second FOV if the tow device is detected within the first viewable area;
• and
• a sixth control logic for displaying image data and positioning data associated with the second FOV on the display.