A method for handling a localization system in a vehicle, the method comprising: - when initializing the localization system, obtaining at least one current parameter, at least one stored parameter, and a reference position of the vehicle, wherein the at least one current parameter is indicative of a current position state of the vehicle, wherein the at least one stored parameter is indicative of a position state of the vehicle before a shutdown of the localization system, and wherein the reference position is a position of the vehicle before the shutdown of the localization system, and wherein the at least one current parameter and at least one stored parameter respectively comprises any one or more out of: trip meter data, a fuel and/or battery level, one or more identifiers of available and/or connected wireless networks, an articulation angle between the vehicle and an attached trailer, a roll and/or pitch angle of the vehicle, and a steering wheel angle; - using the current position state and the stored position state of the vehicle, determining whether or not the vehicle has moved since the shutdown of the localization system; - when determining that the vehicle has moved since the shutdown of the localization system, refraining from configuring the localization system using the reference position; - when determining that the vehicle has not moved since the shutdown of the localization system, configuring the localization system using the reference position; the method being characterized in that configuring the localization system comprises: - based on a map of an area comprising the reference position, determining expected area characteristics of the reference position, - obtaining sensor data from a set of sensors, the sensor data being indicative of actual area characteristics of a current location of the vehicle, - evaluating an accuracy of the reference position by comparing the expected area characteristics with the actual area characteristics, and - when the evaluated accuracy of the reference position fulfils a quality constraint, configuring the localization system to provide positioning information based on the reference position. - when initializing the localization system, obtaining at least one current parameter, at least one stored parameter, and a reference position of the vehicle, wherein the at least one current parameter is indicative of a current position state of the vehicle, wherein the at least one stored parameter is indicative of a position state of the vehicle before a shutdown of the localization system, and wherein the reference position is a position of the vehicle before the shutdown of the localization system, and wherein the at least one current parameter and at least one stored parameter respectively comprises any one or more out of: trip meter data, a fuel and/or battery level, one or more identifiers of available and/or connected wireless networks, an articulation angle between the vehicle and an attached trailer, a roll and/or pitch angle of the vehicle, and a steering wheel angle; - using the current position state and the stored position state of the vehicle, determining whether or not the vehicle has moved since the shutdown of the localization system; - when determining that the vehicle has moved since the shutdown of the localization system, refraining from configuring the localization system using the reference position; - when determining that the vehicle has not moved since the shutdown of the localization system, configuring the localization system using the reference position; - based on a map of an area comprising the reference position, determining expected area characteristics of the reference position, - obtaining sensor data from a set of sensors, the sensor data being indicative of actual area characteristics of a current location of the vehicle, - evaluating an accuracy of the reference position by comparing the expected area characteristics with the actual area characteristics, and - when the evaluated accuracy of the reference position fulfils a quality constraint, configuring the localization system to provide positioning information based on the reference position.