Method for automatically actuating a direction indicator of an ego vehicle in right-hand traffic, the ego vehicle monitoring its surroundings by means of an surroundings sensor system and determining its current location by means of a navigation unit, and sensor data generated by the surroundings sensor system and the location determined by the navigation unit being processed by a computing unit, after which the computing unit actuates the direction indicator depending on information obtained from processing the sensor data and a comparison of the location with a digital road map, the computing unit being further designed to detect the ego vehicle approaching an intersection having a turning priority and to automatically activate the direction indicator when approaching the intersection if a navigation route used by the navigation unit stipulates carrying out a turning maneuver at the intersection, characterized in that if the computing unit detects that the ego vehicle is located on a priority path, the computing unit checks the sensor data to determine whether: - in the case of a turning priority to the right in a street leading into the intersection on the left when viewed from the ego vehicle or in a street in front opposite the ego vehicle, another vehicle is visible if the navigation route of the ego vehicle follows the turning priority road to the right; or - in the case of a turning priority to the left in a street leading into the intersection on the right when viewed from the ego vehicle, another vehicle is visible if the navigation route of the ego vehicle follows the turning priority road to the left; or - in the case of a turning priority to the left in a street leading into the intersection on the right when viewed from the ego vehicle or in the road in front, another vehicle is visible if the navigation route of the ego vehicle leads down to the right from the turning priority road; - after which the computing unit actuates the direction indicator in order to: - activate the direction indicator if the computing unit does not detect any other vehicle in the relevant street (L, R, V) when checking the sensor data; or - prevent activation of the direction indicator if the computing unit detects at least one other vehicle in the relevant street (L, R, V) when checking the sensor data. - in the case of a turning priority to the right in a street leading into the intersection on the left when viewed from the ego vehicle or in a street in front opposite the ego vehicle, another vehicle is visible if the navigation route of the ego vehicle follows the turning priority road to the right; or - in the case of a turning priority to the left in a street leading into the intersection on the right when viewed from the ego vehicle, another vehicle is visible if the navigation route of the ego vehicle follows the turning priority road to the left; or - in the case of a turning priority to the left in a street leading into the intersection on the right when viewed from the ego vehicle or in the road in front, another vehicle is visible if the navigation route of the ego vehicle leads down to the right from the turning priority road; - after which the computing unit actuates the direction indicator in order to: - activate the direction indicator if the computing unit does not detect any other vehicle in the relevant street (L, R, V) when checking the sensor data; or - prevent activation of the direction indicator if the computing unit detects at least one other vehicle in the relevant street (L, R, V) when checking the sensor data.