Self Parking

tiger4366 · 01-17-2019, 01:55 PM

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Has anyone used the parallel parking feature to self park the car? I haven't yet, so was wondering if it's accurate and easy enough to use.

Hashtag_M_Rated · 01-17-2019, 02:23 PM

It's one of those things that I know I have it and would like to use it but afraid to lol

calpharo · 01-17-2019, 02:46 PM

I have tried it once. It curbed my wheel. Don't recommend using it unless you don't mind your wheel all scratched up.

GUNGASLOW · 01-17-2019, 02:48 PM

I used it once and it crashed into my wife’s car

AJRDU · 01-17-2019, 02:52 PM

I've used it successfully several times. It is definitely more of a novelty or for those that have no idea how to parallel park, but it worked as designed when i've used it.

josec70 · 01-17-2019, 02:57 PM

I would cringe as my wheels approached a curb.

kdeleon · 01-17-2019, 04:26 PM

I have used it a couple times when the car was new for parallel parking. Both times were great. It got the car right around 6 inches from the curb. I would use it more but sometimes the car wouldn't detect the spot, other people are behind you, so in the end, it is quicker to do it yourself.

wassy · 01-17-2019, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hashtag_M_Rated

It's one of those things that I know I have it and would like to use it but afraid to lol

I feel the same. I had it on a mercedes back in 2015. The parking itself was perfect but getting it to initiate was a royal PITA. On this car, having to hold the P button the whole time, as far as I'm concerned, is needless and for one reason or another adds yet another level of anxiety. I did a test with the bmw genius, and although she yelled at me nicely to just let it do its thing, it's a little too nerve wracking. This was into a parking spot, not parallel.

mhh · 01-17-2019, 04:37 PM

BMW should hire the parking engineer from Tesla. My Model S parked a treat.

olderguy · 01-17-2019, 05:23 PM

Nerve wracking but accurate. I'm happy with it.

utsteve98 · 01-18-2019, 07:24 AM

I've used it several times and it works great. Just don't like that I have to hold the button the whole time. I find it useful in more congested cities where parking spaces are tighter like here in DC. If you got plenty of room or live in an area where parking is more available then doing it yourself is quicker.

ST3 · 01-18-2019, 10:40 AM

I have a hard enough time leaving my car in a standard parking spot let alone a tight parallel spot.

The tech does intrigue me and I would certainly use it on a car other than my baby.

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GUNGASLOW Banned 192 Rep 390 Posts Drives: 2019 M5 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Salem MA iTrader: (0)	I used it once and it crashed into my wife’s car
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AJRDU New Member 2 Rep 16 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Blk/Blk Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	I've used it successfully several times. It is definitely more of a novelty or for those that have no idea how to parallel park, but it worked as designed when i've used it.
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kdeleon Second Lieutenant 94 Rep 249 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (0)	I have used it a couple times when the car was new for parallel parking. Both times were great. It got the car right around 6 inches from the curb. I would use it more but sometimes the car wouldn't detect the spot, other people are behind you, so in the end, it is quicker to do it yourself.
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mhh First Lieutenant 80 Rep 308 Posts Drives: Audi RS6 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	BMW should hire the parking engineer from Tesla. My Model S parked a treat.
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utsteve98 Private First Class 129 Rep 188 Posts Drives: 2019 M5 Competition Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	I've used it several times and it works great. Just don't like that I have to hold the button the whole time. I find it useful in more congested cities where parking spaces are tighter like here in DC. If you got plenty of room or live in an area where parking is more available then doing it yourself is quicker.
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ST3 Lieutenant 340 Rep 537 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	I have a hard enough time leaving my car in a standard parking spot let alone a tight parallel spot. The tech does intrigue me and I would certainly use it on a car other than my baby.
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