In the disclosed method for assisting a vehicle occupant located in a vehicle, user information regarding the behavior and/or the state of a vehicle occupant as well as vehicle parameters of the vehicle is gathered (1, 2). The gathered user information and vehicle parameters are combined and jointly analyzed (3). At least one behavior pattern of the vehicle occupant is determined from the jointlyanalyzed user information and vehicle parameters (4). The behavior pattern is stored together with the user information (5). In a subsequent gathering of user information, this user information is compared with the user information regarding the at least one stored behavior pattern (6). When there is conformance with the behavior pattern, a transportation vehicle function is automatically carriedout (7).