UP HILL PARKING

1. With good judgement, stop car straight and close to curb.

Condition 1. No gap seen in right mirror

1. Gear to "R", full left turn, checks, drift back to softly settles wheels with curb

2. Gear to “P” and park brake

Condition 2. Gap seen in right mirror 

1. Gear to "R", right turn, checks, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror

2. Tires straight, drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)

3. Complete left turn, checks, drift back to softly settles wheels with curb

4. Gear to “P” and park brake

Driving Out

1. Gear to “D”, release park brake

2. Left check, left signal

3. When safe, move to drive lane

DOWN HILL PARKING

1. With good judgement, stop car straight and close to curb.

Condition 1. No gap seen in right mirror

1. Gear to "D", full right turn, checks, drift forward to softly settles wheels with curb

2. Gear to “P” and park brake

Condition 2. Gap seen in right mirror

1. Gear to "R", right turn, checks, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror

2. Tires straight, drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)

3. Gear to "D", complete right turn, checks, drift forward to softly settles wheels with curb

4. Gear to “P” and park brake

Driving Out

1. Gear to “R”, release park brake

2. Carefully reverse car about 1 feet & stop

3. Straighten the tires, Gear to “D”

4. Left check, left signal

5. When safe, move to drive lane

MOVING CAR CLOSER TO CURB​

1. Gear to "R", right turn, checks, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror

2. Tires straight, drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)

3. Left turn, drift back until car straight

4. Straighten tires

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PARALLEL PARKING

1. Approach Slow, Straight with Right Signal - position your car parallel to the parked vehicle, about 1 meter apart

2. Stop - when back corner of parked vehicle positions just after your rear passenger window

3. Gear to “R”, One turn right

4. Find 45 degree point - quite far on your line of sight passing along body of left mirror (no tilting of your head/body)

5. Checks before start and while reversing till 45 degree - give way to passing and on-coming vehicles on your left

6. Reverse till 45 degree point - seen straight in front of you from middle of the steering (no tilting your head/body)

7. One turn left

8. Checks, Reverse till rear left back edge of parked vehicle seen from right bottom corner of your windshield (no lifting your head)

9. Complete left turn

10. Rear check, Reverse till your car is straight

11. Straighten tires

12. If car close to curb then gear to “P” and park brake

Correction if Car away from curb

1. Steer complete right

2. Left check, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror

3. Straighten tires

4. Drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)

5. Left turn, drift back until car straight

6. Straighten tires, gear to "P" and park brakes

Correction if Car touches the curb

1. Turn full right

2. Creep forward

3. Turn full left

4. Creep back until car straight , then straighten tires

Driving Out

1. If you feel close to front vehicle, then little reverse before driving out, else

2. Gear to “D”, release park brake, turn full left

3. Left check, left signal

4. When safe, move to drive lane

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PERPENDICULAR PARKING IN PARKING LOT

1. Keep car as far away as possible from the parking spot before turning into it

2. Only brake work, no gas paddle, move car as slow as possible

3. When side mirror about to cross 1st vehicle, complete turn towards parking spot while moving into it

4. When about half move in, start steering opposite to move towards far edge of 2nd vehicle

5. Then complete opposite turn and move ahead till car straight

6. Straighten the tires and close up to front edge if required

Correction If car not in center or not straight

1. With straight tires, carefully crawl back till as much possible

2. Now you can easily see what fixing is required.

3. Fix it while driving forward