02-06-2013, 10:03 AM | #1 |
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Park assist
I doubt I will ever really use park assist, but I am curious on how it works. The p is supposed to light up blue when it finds a spot. But after testing it the past few days, I am yet to see it light up blue. Any tips on how to get it to work?
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02-06-2013, 10:16 AM | #2 | |
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1. Slow down and drive a couple feet alongside parked cars 2. Turn on surround view with park assist enabled 3. Turn on turn indicators to the direction of parked cars 4. Keep driving until you completely pass a gap that fits the length of your vehicle by a couple feet 5. When the blue P symbol lights up, stop the vehicle and engage reverse gear 6. Follow instructions on iDrive to park |
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02-07-2013, 05:11 AM | #9 |
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No, but that is cool . I'm pretty sure that's not available yet. I think the closest thing available is where it will roll forward (and back out later) into your garage for you, without you in the car. I think you have to be standing next to the car though.
However, I was looking at Audis aswell before opting for the GC. And during that one of the salesman told me that the Audi Park assist will not only perpendicular/parallel park, but will also pull you out of a perpendicular space (you have to control the accelerator though). That peaked my interest, because sometimes you park in a bay and someone comes along and parks over the line right next to you. I could see that being quite usefull. |
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It's always a worry that someone else will smack their door into my car. The protective trim around the car has generally gone out of fashion now (I remember it fondly from my E46 coupe back in the day). Cars may look better without it, but atleast you never used to have to worry about dings from careless people parking next to you :/ |
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02-07-2013, 10:06 AM | #12 |
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Same concern here on the dings. That's why, whenever possible, I will avoid parking between cars and always find a spot with a wall or pillar on the passenger side and bank as close to the wall as possible using Surround View. It will not prevent deliberate dings but at least you will not encourage it.
If you have Night Vision, it will also help identify which cars have been parked for a while (darker) and which have just been parked (brighter) as you drive around the carpark. As you pick your spot, you can make a calculated guess on the best spot based on which cars have a higher probability of still being there when you retrieve your vehicle (hence less chance of dings). I know it's not perfect but any preventive measure is still better than none. |
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02-07-2013, 06:40 PM | #15 |
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Well I park cars way faster than the BMW Park Assist (both parallel and perpendicular). And PA actually scratched my wheels a few time and cut it too close to the car in front quite a few times That's on a F10.
Definitely something that I can do without especially with surround view........ PS. The auto parking system on my Toyota Vellfire (a huge 7-seater luxury van) can do parallel and perpendicular and is WAY FASTER and feels WAY safer than the BMW park assist...... BMW still has a long way to go in this
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02-10-2013, 01:41 PM | #16 |
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I have tried it once just for HAHAs but I am concerned over curb rash on the wheels. I don't think the system is designed to take that possibility into account. So although it does the job well rubbing a wheel up against a curb is far more of a concern to me then finding another place to park.
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02-10-2013, 09:48 PM | #17 | |
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